Sirriyeh, Elizabeth,

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

9781780761428 RM350.90


Dreams--Religious aspects--Islam.