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This comprehensive overview of early medieval ideas about dreams and visions explores their important roles within the learned cultures of the period. It is a major contribution to discussions about the intellectual place of dreams and visions, and underlines the creative nature of early medieval engagement with authoritative texts.

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1. Introduction; 2. Dreams in hagiography and other narratives; 3. Dreams and apparitions: patristic ideas and their reception; 4. The epistemology of visions: the reception of Augustine on the three visiones; Epilogue: dreams and visions in early medieval thought; Appendix: the pre-tenth-century manuscripts of the main works discussed; Bibliography; Index.

Dreams and Visions in the Early Middle Ages

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 10/4/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781107442658, 978-1107442658
      ISBN10: 1107442656

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This comprehensive overview of early medieval ideas about dreams and visions explores their important roles within the learned cultures of the period. It is a major contribution to discussions about the intellectual place of dreams and visions, and underlines the creative nature of early medieval engagement with authoritative texts.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. Dreams in hagiography and other narratives; 3. Dreams and apparitions: patristic ideas and their reception; 4. The epistemology of visions: the reception of Augustine on the three visiones; Epilogue: dreams and visions in early medieval thought; Appendix: the pre-tenth-century manuscripts of the main works discussed; Bibliography; Index.

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