New Directions in the Anthropology of Dreaming

Jeannette Mageo, Robin E. Sheriff

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Routledge
09 October 2020

Philosophy of mind; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Social, group or collective psychology; Sleep & dreams; Psychotherapy

"This book presents new directions in contemporary anthropological dream research, surveying recent theorizations of dreaming that are developing both in and outside of anthropology. It incorporates new findings in neuroscience and philosophy of mind while demonstrating that dreams emerge from and comment on sociohistorical and cultural contexts.

The chapters are written by prominent anthropologists working at the intersection of culture and consciousness who conduct ethnographic research in a variety of settings around the world, and reflect how dreaming is investigated by a range of informants in ever more diverse sites. As well as theorizing the dream in light of current anthropological and psychological research, the volume accounts for local dream theories and how they are situated within distinct cultural ontologies. It considers dreams as a resource for investigating and understanding cultural change; dreaming as a mode of thinking through, contesting, altering, consolidating, or escaping from identity; and the nature of dream mentation.

In proposing new theoretical approaches to dreaming, the editors situate the topic within the recent call for an ""anthropology of the night"" and illustrate how dreams offer insight into current debates within anthropology’s mainstream. This up-to-date book defines a twenty-first century approach to culture and the dream that will be relevant to scholars from anthropology as well as other disciplines such as religious studies, the neurosciences, and psychology."

Edited by: Jeannette Mageo, Robin E. Sheriff
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 800g
ISBN: 9780367479336
ISBN 10: 0367479338
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 09 October 2020
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeannette Mageo is a professor of anthropology at Washington State University, USA. Robin E. Sheriff is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of New Hampshire, USA.