Dreams and visions in the world of Islam : a history of Muslim dreaming and foreknowing /
Elizabeth Sirriyeh.
- xiii, 239 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliography (page 223-231) and index.
Introduction -- Seeing gods and angels before the rise of Islam -- The prophet as model visionary -- Scholars and saints in the path of the prophet -- The dream must be interpreted -- Muslims dreaming of Christians, Christians dreaming of Muslims -- 'And if a woman dreams' -- Envisioning God and his prophet -- Contacting the righteous dead -- Visionary traditions and the impact of modernity