The Dream in Western Culture

THE DREAM IN WESTERN CULTURE is an anthropological and historical investigation of conceptions of the dream (its meanings, connections with other ideas, and uses) in Western culture from Greco-Roman times to the present. A byproduct of mammalian biology, dreaming is universal among humans, but cultures differ in how they define and use it. In the West, “the dream” emerged as a significant symbol that provides a window on Western conceptions of divinity, humanity, health, knowledge, and power as