Among All These Dreamers: Essays on Dreaming and Modern SocietyKelly Bulkeley This multidisciplinary volume examines the cultural and social relevance of dream studies, looking at various ways that the field can contribute to the resolution of the modern West's most troubling social issues. The essays offer novel insights on education, sexual abuse, ecology, crime, race, gender, religion, politics, death, and cross-cultural conflict. The contributors argue that the study of dreams can provide valuable resources to regain a vibrant, trustworthy sense of moral and spiritual orientation in life. |
Contents
Using Nightmares to Facilitate | 13 |
Do Dreams Have a Role | 35 |
Dreams and Dialogues with Others | 49 |
Black Dreamers in the United States | 73 |
From Polarity to Plurality | 107 |
Dreams Spirituality and Modernity | 137 |
PreDeath Spiritual | 157 |
Western Dreams about Eastern Dreams | 169 |
Dreams and Critical Reflections on Our Culture | 177 |
Dreaming Up the Solution | 195 |
Lets Stand Up Regain Our Balance | 225 |
Conclusion | 237 |
List of Contributors | 253 |
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