Dreams and Visions: How Religious Ideas Emerge in Sleep and Dreams Contributor(s): Ph D., Patrick McNamara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1440847169 ISBN-13: 9781440847165 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neuroscience - Psychology | Applied Psychology - Medical | Neurology |
Dewey: 204.2 |
LCCN: 2016022793 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.55 lbs) 328 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Across time and around the world, billions of people with highly dissimilar backgrounds and cultures have felt spiritual or religious inspiration that shaped their lives and supplemented their mental strength--and in many cases, this inspiration came via a dream. The how and why of this common phenomenon is one that science has largely failed to explain. In this book, nationally recognized behavioral neuroscientist Patrick McNamara taps the latest science in sleep and dreams as well as neuropsychology to investigate one facet of the answer from the inside out--the human brain's role. The first study of its kind in an emerging field, Dreams and Visions: How Religious Ideas Emerge in Sleep and Dreams provides a comprehensive summary of past theory and examines the latest science on dreams, REM sleep, cognitive approaches to religion, and neuroscience approaches to religion. Readers will come away with an in-depth understanding of how and why god beliefs and spiritual convictions so often emerge in our dreams. Dedicated sections address special dream types like visitation dreams, nightmares, precognitive dreams, big dreams, lucid dreams, paralysis dreams, twin dreams, and more. |