Dreambooks in Byzantium: Six Oneirocritica in Translation, with Commentary and IntroductionIt was agreed in the ancient and medieval worlds that dreams could unlock the future - all that the dreamer needed was a dream key manual. A number of dreambooks (in Greek, oneirocritica) were written during the early and later periods of Byzantium. |
Contents
Authors Dates and Texts | 1 |
The Art of Interpreting Dreams | 21 |
The Cultural Historical and Social Background | 39 |
The Oneirocriticon of Daniel The Dreambook of the Holy Prophet Daniel with the Help of Holy God according to the Alphabet | 59 |
The Oneirocriticon of Nicephorus The Dreambook of Nicephorus Patriarch of Constantinople | 117 |
The Oneirocriticon of Astrampsychus | 149 |
The Oneirocriticon of Germanus The Dreambook of Germanus Patriarch of Constantinople | 153 |
The Anonymous Oneirocriticon An Additional Dreambook Drawn from the Experience of the Wise | 167 |
The Oneirocriticon of Manuel II Palaeologus | 195 |
Bibliography of Works Cited | 219 |
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