Download or read book Dreams Visions and the Rhetoric of Authority written by John Bickley and published by Medieval Interventions. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Dreams, Visions, and the Rhetoric of Authority - The Authority of Form: Dream and Vision Genres - Authorizing Strategies in the Dreams and Visions of Daniel - Macrobius: Establishing the Authoritative Philosophical Form - Julian of Norwich: The Authorizing Discourses of the Medieval Visionary - Fractured Authority: Chaucer's Ironic Dream Vision - Conclusion: The Rhetoric of Authority - Appendix: Dream and Vision Genres - Index

Download or read book Dreams Visions and Spiritual Authority in Merovingian Gaul written by Isabel Moreira and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2002-02-15 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early medieval Europe, dreams and visions were believed to reveal divine information about Christian life and the hereafter. No consensus existed, however, as to whether all Christians, or only a spiritual elite, were entitled to have a relationship of this sort with the supernatural. Drawing on a rich variety of sources—histories, hagiographies, ascetic literature, and records of dreams at saints' shrines—Isabel Moreira provides insight into a society struggling to understand and negotiate its religious visions. Moreira analyzes changing attitudes toward dreams and visionary experiences beginning in late antiquity, when the church hierarchy considered lay dreamers a threat to its claims of spiritual authority. Moreira describes how, over the course of the Merovingian period, the clergy came to accept the visions of ordinary folk—peasants, women, and children—as authentic. Dream literature and accounts of visionary experiences infiltrated all aspects of medieval culture by the eighth century, and the dreams of ordinary Christians became central to the clergy's pastoral concerns. Written in clear and inviting prose, this book enables readers to understand how the clerics of Merovingian Gaul allowed a Christian culture of dreaming to develop and flourish without compromising the religious orthodoxy of the community or the primacy of their own authority.

Download or read book The Rhetoric of Dreams written by Bert O. States and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lively and provocative book, Bert O. States offers a new theory of the nature and function of dreaming, in the process challenging the Freudian theory of repression. The Rhetoric of Dreams asserts that the dream operates quite differently from the mechanism of repression as it is envisioned by most psychoanalysts. Far from censoring unacceptable thought, States says, the dream is one of the most direct of psychic functions, processing experience in patterns of association that contribute to our survival in waking reality. He thus regards the dream as a means by which the mind "thinks" images out of feelings and attitudes and then converts those images into other images along the path of the dream narrative.

Download or read book The Rhetoric of Power in Late Antiquity written by Elizabeth DePalma Digeser and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own terms. Taking the reign of Constantine the Great as its starting point, this book examines the unique intersection of rhetoric, religion and politics in Late Antiquity. Expert scholars come together to examine ancient rhetorical texts to explore the ways in which late antique authors drew upon classical traditions, presenting Roman and post-Roman religious and political institutions in order to establish a desired image of a 'new era'. This book provides new insights into how the post-Roman Germanic West, Byzantine East and Muslim South appropriated and transformed the political, intellectual and cultural legacy inherited from the late Roman Empire and its borderlands.

Download or read book Dreams and Visions in the Bible and Related Literature written by Richard J. Bautch and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2023-10-27 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in Dreams and Visions in the Bible and Related Literature focus on how the reading community interprets dreams or visions and what is at stake for whom in a dream or vision’s interpretation. Contributors explore the hermeneutics of readership, the relationship between reading and intertextuality, and the interplay of affect and emotion within dreams and visions in religious texts. A variety of methodologies are employed, including rhetorical analysis, critical theory, trauma studies, the analysis of space and society, and the history of emotions. Contributors are Richard J. Bautch, Genevive Dibley, Roy Fisher, Gina Hens-Piazza, Joseph McDonald, Deborah Prince, Jean-François Racine, Andrea Spatafora, and Rodney A. Werline.

Download or read book The Power of Dreams and Visions written by Lisa Randolph and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Discoveries are Locked Away in YOUR Dreams? This book explores this topic and helps you discover the mysteries surrounding hidden information connected to your dreams.

Download or read book Queenship and the Women of Westeros written by Zita Eva Rohr and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the world of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones really medieval? How accurately does it reflect the real Middle Ages? Historians have been addressing these questions since the book and television series exploded into a cultural phenomenon. For scholars of medieval and early modern women, they offer a unique vantage point from which to study the intersections of elite women and popular understandings of the premodern world. This volume is a wide-ranging study of those intersections. Focusing on female agency and the role of advice, it finds a wealth of continuities and contrasts between the many powerful female characters of Martin’s fantasy world and the strategies that historical women used to exert influence. Reading characters such as Daenerys Targaryen, Cersei Lannister, and Brienne of Tarth with a creative, deeply scholarly eye, Queenship and the Women of Westeros makes cutting-edge developments in queenship studies accessible to everyday readers and fans.

Download or read book VISIONS AND DREAMS written by GODSWORD GODSWILL ONU and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-03-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the Holy Spirit is upon you, you will see visions or/and dream dreams - whether awake or sleeping. These visions, dreams, inspirations, boldness, empowerment, plans, purposes, and pursuits come from the Wisdom, Anointing, and Power of the Holy Spirit and the Workings of God. Visions bring power. Never allow your vision or dream to die if you want it to produce the required results. Visions and dreams can come in form of spiritual revelations and perceptions of things by seeing and hearing into the spiritual realm, by the Work of the Holy Spirit. They can also come as insights, knowledge, wisdom, understanding, ideas, plans, and perception, which are given people by the inward Inspiration of the Holy Spirit. You have to be sure that the vision, dream, plan, and idea that you have is not a human ambition or a satanic idea; because carnal, fleshly, satanic, and human ambitions are not Divine and God-given dreams, visions, and plans.

Download or read book Rediscovering the Power of Dreams and Visions written by Samuel T. Padmore and published by Carter Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dreams and Visions are not Delusional. They are a process of the Deity interacting with the human species. Dreams and Visions are a Compass to Navigate the Journey of Life through the Guidance of the Creator of the Universe. The spiritual world is more powerful than the natural and everything that exist in the natural, exist first in the spiritual world. It's therefore inevitable to rise to the spiritual dimension to receive downloads from on high. About 95% of people encounters dream in their sleep. Both the 95% of the Dreamers and the 5% of those who don't dream will soon find a way to move into the Dream Land. This Book will guide you step by step of studying and understanding your Dreams and Visions. It will enable you to help others and those who never dream will start dreaming sooner. It provides clearer interpretation ideas. This book is a training hand book for serious people who are willing to grow in their gifts of dreams, visions and interpretations. A must read."

Download or read book The Power of Prophetic Vision written by Joan Hunter and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translate dreams into destiny! All of us have been called to something bigger than ourselves—a dream or a vision that only God can help us fulfill. But often, the gap between promise and reality seems insurmountable. Healing minister and bestselling author, Joan Hunter, is fulfilling a prophetic vision of seeing nations...

Download or read book The Seer written by James W. Goll and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2005-01-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prophetic movements in church history and in contemporary life are fed by two mighty streams: the prophet, whose revelation is primarily verbal, and the seer, whose revelation is more visionary in nature. While the role of the prophet is familiar, less is known about the seer dimension. To many people, these visionary prophets remain mysterious, otherworldly, and even strange. Knowledge dispels misunderstanding. Join author Jim W. Goll on an exciting and insightful journey into this lesser-known dimension—the visionary world of the seer. You will discover the prophetic power of dreams, visions, and life under the open heavens. How does visionary revelation "happen?" Can it be trusted? Where does it fit into the life of the church today? Can any believer become a seer, or is this a prophetic dimension reserved for the specially-gifted? The Seer answers these questions and will move your heart and stir up your hunger for intimacy with God, because The Seer's goal is to reveal the man Christ Jesus!

Download or read book Dreams and Visions of the Last Days Special Edition written by Roger K. Young and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhanced and Expanded with all the contents of Dreams & Visions Volume one PLUS... New Unpublished Dreams & Visions from Roger's personal files. Never before published personal commentary by Roger K. Young on many of the dreams. The full contents of "To Your Tents O' Israel" to complete the presentation of the "Tent City" concept. PURPOSE of Dreams and Visions (from Roger) The purpose and intent of this book is actually very simple. It is to perhaps convince a few more people to follow the living Prophet a little more closely, and to prepare themselves and their families for the events which lie in the (near?) future by preparing Spiritually (getting temple recommends and using them often), Physically (obtain a minimum one year supply of food, clothing, shelter and other necessities), and Mentally. And as part of this preparation to perhaps come to understand some of the events that they will likely have to pass through. Elder Oaks recently in the April 2004 General Conference encouraged all members of the Church throughout the world to "accelerate our own preparation and try to influence the preparation of those around us." This is a small effort to comply with that counsel. Chapter 1, WHY? Chapter 2, NOBODY KNOWS Chapter 3, DREAMS AND VISIONS Chapter 4, EARLY CHURCH VISIONS & PROPHECIES 180 YEARS AGO Chapter 5, DREAMS & VISIONS FROM 80-100 YEARS AGO Chapter 6, DREAMS & VISIONS FROM 30-60 YEARS AGO Chapter 7, RECENT DREAMS & VISIONS Chapter 8, SUMMARY & CONCLUSION WHY IS IT that over the last few years our beloved living prophet, President Hinckley, along with members of the Quorum of the Twelve and other General Authorities have continued emphasizing the nearness of the last days along with spiritual and physical preparation for those events?

Download or read book The English Dream Vision written by J. Stephen Russell and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 7 Questions about the Prophetic Power of Dreams and Visions written by Tytenisha Osgood and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-25 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 7 Questions about the Prophetic Power of Dreams & Visions, unlocks the mysteries surrounding parables of the night. This book will help you comprehend your basic dream questions so you can make sense of God's dream language and how to respond to Him. Based on personal experience and biblical teachings, the author provides answers to questions such as: Do my dreams have meaning? What do repetitive dreams mean?Can I interpret my dreams? What is the difference between a dream and a vision? God enjoys communicating with His creation in supernatural ways. DON'T DISMISS YOUR DREAMS! God may have an important message for you!

Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer written by Craig E. Bertolet and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-02 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer offers 40 chapters by leading scholars working with contemporary, theoretical, and textual approaches to the poetry and prose of Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) in a global context. This volume is an ideal starting point for beginners, offering contemporary perspectives to Chaucer both geographically and intellectually, including: • Exploration of major and lesser-known works, translations, and lyrics, such as The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde • Spatial intersections and external forms of communication • Discussion of identities, cognitions, and patterns of thought, including gender, race, disability, science, and nature. The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer also includes a section addressing ways of incorporating its material in the classroom to integrate global questions in the teaching of Chaucer’s works. This guide provides post-pandemic, twenty-first century readers a way to teach, learn, and write about Chaucer’s works complete with awareness of their reach, their limitations, and occlusions on a global field of culture.

Download or read book Dreams and Visions written by Nancy van Deusen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-01-13 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreams and Visions have constituted an important topic and point of departure in the past; but also continue to play a present role in literature, political thought, economic theory, and in the arts. An essential historical topos, Dreams and Visions--the second in a series that projects past issues into the present--brings significant contributions from an interdisciplinary spectrum of standpoints in order to discover fresh insights. Perhaps this is the essence, in any case, of "Vision"--to discover new, fresh ways of conceptualizing a problem, topic, or historical enquiry, which is the goal of this volume. Contributors are Tamara Albertini, David Bevington, Eolene M. Boyd-MacMillan, John N. Crossley, J. Harold Ellens, Wendy Furman-Adams, Robert W. Hanning, Virginia K. Henderson, Birgitta Lindros Wohl, Ann R. Meyer, Ana M. Montero, Michael Murrin, Wendy Petersen Boring, Conrad Rudolph, Nancy Van Deusen, Joanna Woods-Marsden, and Meg Worley.

Download or read book Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma written by Curtis A. Gruenler and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2017-04-30 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Curtis Gruenler proposes that the concept of the enigmatic, latent in a wide range of medieval thinking about literature, can help us better understand in medieval terms much of the era’s most enduring literature, from the riddles of the Anglo-Saxon bishop Aldhelm to the great vernacular works of Dante, Chaucer, Julian of Norwich, and, above all, Langland’s Piers Plowman. Riddles, rhetoric, and theology—the three fields of meaning of aenigma in medieval Latin—map a way of thinking about reading and writing obscure literature that was widely shared across the Middle Ages. The poetics of enigma links inquiry about language by theologians with theologically ambitious literature. Each sense of enigma brings out an aspect of this poetics. The playfulness of riddling, both oral and literate, was joined to a Christian vision of literature by Aldhelm and the Old English riddles of the Exeter Book. Defined in rhetoric as an obscure allegory, enigma was condemned by classical authorities but resurrected under the influence of Augustine as an aid to contemplation. Its theological significance follows from a favorite biblical verse among medieval theologians, “We see now through a mirror in an enigma, then face to face” (1 Cor. 13:12). Along with other examples of the poetics of enigma, Piers Plowman can be seen as a culmination of centuries of reflection on the importance of obscure language for knowing and participating in endless mysteries of divinity and humanity and a bridge to the importance of the enigmatic in modern literature. This book will be especially useful for scholars and undergraduate students interested in medieval European literature, literary theory, and contemplative theology.