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| Catching the Native Dreams: Interpreting American Indian Dream Stories | ||
| 作者 | Sharma, Anand (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| 卷期 | v.61 n.9 Section A |
| 出版日期 | 2000 |
| 出版者 | ProQuest LLC |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.proquest.com/ |
| 出版地 | Ann Arbor, MI, US [安娜堡, 密西根州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | 博士 |
| 校院名稱 | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| 指導教授 | Tedlock, Dennis |
| 畢業年度 | 2000 |
| 附註項 | 206p |
| 關鍵詞 | Hinduism; Dream stories; Indian |
| 摘要 | This dissertation interprets Native American dreams from a non-Western perspective. I have employed the ideas and opinions expressed in some Hindu religious texts such as the Vedas, the Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita to interpret some Native American dreams, primarily from the Plains region. I have also used several terms from Buddhism and Taoism to elucidate some Native American dreams. Both Native Americans and Hindus believe that the dream state is an enhanced state of existence during which one gains access to a superior form of consciousness. Both believe that dreams are bridges to the spiritual worlds where humans obtain profound wisdom and practical messages. Both the cultures have integrated seemingly contradictory aspects of dreaming and waking worlds into their cultural systems. The similarities give evidence of an affinity of thought between cultures that have, in fact, evolved thousands of miles apart. The first chapter, “Native American Dreams: An overview,” explores how, at different periods in Native American history, dreams and dreaming have had a role in the establishment of systems of knowledge that have validated native American religious, political, and cultural symbols. The ability of dreamers to transcend space and time, the confines of the body, and rational logic are the issues explored in “Time and Space in Native American Dreams.” This chapter deals with the experience of the dreamer in the dream world and the relationship between the time and space of the dream world and the waking world. Storytelling is a key aesthetic mode of the Native Americans. The third chapter, “Reading Dream Narratives,” explores several forms of narrative strategies employed by Native American storytellers while narrating stories that include dreams. The fourth chapter, “Black Elk's Vision and Vedic Cosmology,” explores, among other things, Black Elk's vision of the ultimate reality, the intimate relationships among the diverse elements of Nature and their vital necessity for universal harmony. In conclusion, the study of Native American dreams and dreaming, which reflect their cultural systems, can help us understand not only their worldviews but also our own. |
| ISBN | 0599938684; 9780599938687 |
| 點閱次數 | 679 |
| 建檔日期 | 2005.09.23 |
| 更新日期 | 2022.03.25 |
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