Dream travelers : sleep experiences and culture in the western Pacific

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    • Lohmann, Roger Ivar

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Dream travelers : sleep experiences and culture in the western Pacific

Roger Ivar Lohmann

Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

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"Result of sessions at two meetings of the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania" -- Pref

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9781403963222

Description

In dreams, part of the self seems to wander off to undertake both mundane tasks and marvelous adventures. Anthropologists have found that many peoples take this experience of dreaming at face value, assuming that their spirits literally leave the body to travel, meet other spirits, and acquire valuable knowledge with dramatic consequence for relationships, social organization, and religions. "Dream Travelers" is about Melanesian, Aboriginal Australian, and Indonesian peoples who hold this assumption. Several leading anthropologists contribute theoretically and ethnographically rich chapters, showing that attention to these peoples' dream lives deeply enhances our understanding of their cultures and waking lives as well.

Table of Contents

  • Dream travels and anthropology, R.I. Lohmann
  • dreaming and the defeat of charisma, J. Robbins
  • dreaming and ghosts among the Hagen and Duna of the Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, P.J. Stewart, A.J. Strathern
  • dreamscapes - transcending the local in initiation rites among the Ngaing of Papua New Guinea, W. Kempe, E. Hermann
  • Ambrymese dreams and the Mardu dreaming, R. Tonkinson
  • "This is good country. We are good dreamers" - dreams and dreaming in the Australian Western Desert, S. Poirier
  • dreams, agency, and traditional authority in Northeast Arnhem Land, I. Keen
  • Tiwi Island dreams, J.C. Goodale
  • the cultural and intersubjective context of dream remembrance and reporting - dreams, aging, and the anthropological encounter in Toraja, Indonesia, D. Hollan
  • supernatural encounters of the Asabano in two traditions and three states of consciousness, R.I. Lohmann
  • beyond the mythologies - a shape of dreaming, W. Kracke.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781403963307

Description

In dreams, part of the self seems to wander off to undertake both mundane tasks and marvellous adventures. Anthropologists have found that many peoples take this experience of dreaming at face value, assuming that their spirits literally leave the body to travel, meet other spirits, and acquire valuable knowledge - with dramatic consequence for relationships, social organization, and religions. Dream Travellers is about Melanesian, Aboriginal Australian, and Indonesian peoples who hold this assumption. Several leading anthropologists contribute theoretically and ethnographically rich chapters, showing that attention to these peoples' dream lives deeply enhances our understanding of their cultures and waking lives as well.

Table of Contents

  • List of Illustrations Preface About the Contributors Dream Travels and Anthropology
  • R.I.Lohmann Dreaming and the Defeat of Charisma
  • J.Robbins Dreaming and Ghosts Among the Hagen and Duna of the Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
  • P.J.Stewart & A.J.Strathern Dreamscapes: Transcending the Local in Initiation Rites among the Ngaing of Papua New Guinea
  • W.Kempe & E.Hermann Ambrymese Dreams and the Mardu Dreaming
  • R.Tonkinson 'This is good country. We are good dreamers': Dreams and Dreaming in the Australian Western Desert
  • S.Poirier Dreams, Agency, and Traditional Authority in Northeast Arnhem Land
  • I.Keen Tiwi Island Dreams
  • J.C.Goodale The Cultural and Intersubjective Context of Dream Remembrance and Reporting: Dreams, Aging, and the Anthropological Encounter in Toraja, Indonesia
  • D.Hollan Supernatural Encounters of the Asabano in Two Traditions and Three States of Consciousness
  • R.I.Lohmann Beyond the Mythologies: A Shape of Dreaming
  • W.Kracke

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