Oracles, Omens and Dreams
Oracles, Omens and Dreams is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Genuine Products Guarantee
Genuine Products Guarantee
We guarantee 100% genuine products, and if proven otherwise, we will compensate you with 10 times the product's cost.
Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Products are generally ready for dispatch within 1 day and typically reach you in 3 to 5 days.
Oracles, Omens and Dreams
Book Details
• ISBN: 8177551930
• Author: S. M. Channa
• Pages: 312 pp
• Year of Publishing: 2001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Publisher: Cosmo Publications
Contributors:
• William Morgan
• C. Hutten
• Lothar Georg Vollweiler
• B. Pentony
• W. Arndt
• Michele Stephen
• Geoffrey Gover
• Victor Turner
• E.E. Evans Pritchard
• R.F. Fortune
• O.F. Raum
Contents:
• Navaho Dreams
• Dreams and Omens among the Nagas
• Divination “Adaptive” from whose Perspective?
• Dreams and Dreams Beliefs in North Western Australia
• The Dreaming of Kunukban
• Dreams of Change: The Innovative Role of Altered States of Consciousness in Traditional Melanesian Religion
• Oracles and Dreams among The Lepchas
• Ndembu Divinatory Symbolism
• Oracles among The Azande
• Manus Religion
• A Zulu Diviner
This book offers a fascinating exploration of the role of dreams, divination, and altered states of consciousness across various cultures. It compiles contributions from leading anthropologists and scholars who examine the diverse ways in which different societies understand and interpret dreams and omens. From the practices of the Navajo to the divinatory symbolism of the Ndembu and Zulu, the book offers a rich and comparative perspective on the intersection of culture, belief, and consciousness in traditional religions and practices.
