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An analysis of the religious experiences of the Greco-Roman sophist, Aelius Aristides. As a member of the cult of Asclepius, Aristides recorded his nocturnal dreams, waking visions and spiritual healings in a diary entitled the Sacred Tales. A study of this diary sheds light on the spiritual environ...

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The Dreams and Visions of Aelius Aristides : A Case-Study in the History of Religions / John Stephens.
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Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: Religio-Historical Considerations -- Chapter One: Aristides and his Book of Dreams -- Chapter Two: The Literary Dimension of the Text -- Chapter Three: The Problem of Individuality in the Sacred Tales: Comparing the Sacred Tales with Other Selected Ancient Christian and Pagan Autobiographical Documents -- Chapter Four: Dreams and Miracles in the Sacred Tales -- Chapter Five: Aristides and the Religious Climate of Late Antiquity -- Part Two: Psychological Considerations -- Chapter Six: Analysis of the Manifest Contents of Aristides’ Dreams -- Chapter Seven: A Functional Analysis of the Personal Religion of Aelius Aristides -- Chapter Eight: An Analysis of the Latent Contents of Aristides’ Dreams -- Chapter Nine: Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- Index
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An analysis of the religious experiences of the Greco-Roman sophist, Aelius Aristides. As a member of the cult of Asclepius, Aristides recorded his nocturnal dreams, waking visions and spiritual healings in a diary entitled the Sacred Tales. A study of this diary sheds light on the spiritual environment of the Roman world in the first and second century CE.
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Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 9783111024141
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2015 9783110663037
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The Dreams and Visions of Aelius Aristides : A Case-Study in the History of Religions /
Perspectives on Philosophy and Religious Thought
Frontmatter --
TABLE OF CONTENTS --
Acknowledgments --
Part One: Religio-Historical Considerations --
Chapter One: Aristides and his Book of Dreams --
Chapter Two: The Literary Dimension of the Text --
Chapter Three: The Problem of Individuality in the Sacred Tales: Comparing the Sacred Tales with Other Selected Ancient Christian and Pagan Autobiographical Documents --
Chapter Four: Dreams and Miracles in the Sacred Tales --
Chapter Five: Aristides and the Religious Climate of Late Antiquity --
Part Two: Psychological Considerations --
Chapter Six: Analysis of the Manifest Contents of Aristides’ Dreams --
Chapter Seven: A Functional Analysis of the Personal Religion of Aelius Aristides --
Chapter Eight: An Analysis of the Latent Contents of Aristides’ Dreams --
Chapter Nine: Concluding Remarks --
Bibliography --
Index
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title_alt Frontmatter --
TABLE OF CONTENTS --
Acknowledgments --
Part One: Religio-Historical Considerations --
Chapter One: Aristides and his Book of Dreams --
Chapter Two: The Literary Dimension of the Text --
Chapter Three: The Problem of Individuality in the Sacred Tales: Comparing the Sacred Tales with Other Selected Ancient Christian and Pagan Autobiographical Documents --
Chapter Four: Dreams and Miracles in the Sacred Tales --
Chapter Five: Aristides and the Religious Climate of Late Antiquity --
Part Two: Psychological Considerations --
Chapter Six: Analysis of the Manifest Contents of Aristides’ Dreams --
Chapter Seven: A Functional Analysis of the Personal Religion of Aelius Aristides --
Chapter Eight: An Analysis of the Latent Contents of Aristides’ Dreams --
Chapter Nine: Concluding Remarks --
Bibliography --
Index
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contents Frontmatter --
TABLE OF CONTENTS --
Acknowledgments --
Part One: Religio-Historical Considerations --
Chapter One: Aristides and his Book of Dreams --
Chapter Two: The Literary Dimension of the Text --
Chapter Three: The Problem of Individuality in the Sacred Tales: Comparing the Sacred Tales with Other Selected Ancient Christian and Pagan Autobiographical Documents --
Chapter Four: Dreams and Miracles in the Sacred Tales --
Chapter Five: Aristides and the Religious Climate of Late Antiquity --
Part Two: Psychological Considerations --
Chapter Six: Analysis of the Manifest Contents of Aristides’ Dreams --
Chapter Seven: A Functional Analysis of the Personal Religion of Aelius Aristides --
Chapter Eight: An Analysis of the Latent Contents of Aristides’ Dreams --
Chapter Nine: Concluding Remarks --
Bibliography --
Index
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