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In the book presented here, one encounters dreams and visions from the history of Christianity. Faculty members of the Tilburg School of Theology (TST; Tilburg University, The Netherlands) and other (Dutch and Flemish) experts in theology, Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages present a collection of articles examining the phenomenon of dreaming in the Christian realm from the first to the thirteenth century. Their aim is to investigate the dream world of Christians as a source of historical theology and spirituality. They try to show and explain the importance and function of dreams in the context of the texts discussed, meanwhile making these texts accessible and understandable to the people of today. By contextualizing those dreams in their own historical imagery, the authors want to give the reader some insight into the fascinating dream world of the past, which in turn will inspire him or her to consider the dream world of today.

Dreams --- Religious aspects --- Christianity --- History --- 291.32 --- Onderzoek van de goddelijke wil: orakels; voortekens; dromen; tovenaars; zieners --- Dreams - Religious aspects - Christianity - History --- Songes --- History.

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Christian poetry, English (Middle) --- Dreams --- Poetry --- Dreams in literature --- History and criticism --- Religious aspects --- Christianity --- History of doctrines --- Psychological aspects --- Langland, William, --- -Dreams in literature --- -Poetry --- -Poems --- Verses (Poetry) --- Literature --- Dreaming --- Subconsciousness --- Visions --- Sleep --- -Christianity --- -History of doctrines --- -Psychological aspects --- Philosophy --- Langland, William --- -History and criticism --- Dreams in literature. --- History and criticism. --- Psychological aspects. --- -Dreaming --- Poems --- Christian poetry, English (Middle) - History and criticism --- Dreams - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- Poetry - Psychological aspects --- Langland, William, - 1330?-1400? - Piers Plowman

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Dreams and visions played important roles in the Christian cultures of the early middle ages. But not only did tradition and authoritative texts teach that some dreams were divine: some also pointed out that this was not always the case. Exploring a broad range of narrative sources and manuscripts, Jesse Keskiaho investigates how the teachings of Augustine of Hippo and Pope Gregory the Great on dreams and visions were read and used in different contexts. Keskiaho argues that the early medieval processes of reception in a sense created patristic opinion about dreams and visions, resulting in a set of authoritative ideas that could be used both to defend and to question reports of individual visionary experiences. This book is a major contribution to discussions about the intellectual place of dreams and visions in the early middle ages, and underlines the creative nature of early medieval engagement with authoritative texts.

History of civilization --- Christian spirituality --- anno 500-1499 --- Dreams --- Church history --- Christianity --- Apostolic Church --- Church, Apostolic --- Early Christianity --- Early church --- Primitive and early church --- Primitive Christianity --- Fathers of the church --- Great Apostasy (Mormon doctrine) --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- Visions --- Pères de l'Eglise --- Middle Ages. --- Primitive and early church. --- History of doctrines --- History. --- Influence. --- Histoire --- Influence --- 30 - 1500 --- Rêves --- Aspect religieux --- Christianisme --- Rêves --- Pères de l'Eglise --- Dreaming --- Subconsciousness --- Sleep --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Dreams - Religious aspects - Christianity. --- Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. --- Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500. --- Songes