Six Oneirocritica in Translation, with Commentary and Introduction.
Steven M Oberhelman
Farnham
Ashgate Pub.
2008
(260 pages)
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Authors, Dates, and Texts; 2 The Art of Interpreting Dreams; 3 The Cultural, Historical, and Social Background; 4 The Oneirocriticon of Daniel: The Dreambook of the Holy Prophet Daniel with the Help of Holy God, according to the Alphabet; 5 The Oneirocriticon of Nicephorus: The Dreambook of Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople; 6 The Oneirocriticon of Astrampsychus; 7 The Oneirocriticon of Germanus: The Dreambook of Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople; 8 The Anonymous Oneirocriticon: An Additional [Dreambook] Drawn from the Experience of the Wise. 9 The Oneirocriticon of Manuel II Palaeologus: A Dreambook by Manuel PalaeologusBibliography of Works Cited; Index of Dream Symbols; General Index.
Dreambooks in Byzantium offers the first English translation with commentary of six of the seven extant Byzantine oneirocritica--manuals on the interpretation of dreams. Dreams permeated all aspects of Byzantine culture, from religion to literature to everyday life, and drew upon Classical and Islamic literature.