An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming

"A superb introduction. It is remarkably comprehensive and comprehensible....[It] covers all of the important landmarks in the area of dreams [in an] understandable fashion. It would be a magnificent book for a course on dreaming. One of the truly amazing characteristics of the book is the author's capacity to present the widely diverse material in such an even-handed fashion. Each area is presented [without] apparent bias, criticism, or exaggeration....A remarkable coverage from the science end to the 'pop' end."-Wilse B. Webb, Professor Emeritus of Psychology University of Florida "This is an easy-to-read, elegant and well-organized text on an important but often neglected topic. Kelly Bulkeley has written a dream of an introduction to dreaming!"-Ernest Hartmann, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry Tufts University School of Medicine ?Bulkeley provides a valuable summary of the major psychological theories about dreaming from about 1900 to the present time....Recommended for public and college libraries.?-Choice ?Probably the best introduction to the psychology of dreaming to date. The author summarizes with remarkable clarity the various approaches to this topic starting with Oneirocriticon of Artemidorus and finishing up with the various "new age" and pop culture treatments....An excellent bibliography is appended. Even though this text is intended as an introduction to the topic, it provides a sufficiently in-depth approach to satisfy the needs of the busy practitioner.?-American Journal of Psychotherapyu "Bulkeley provides a valuable summary of the major psychological theories about dreaming from about 1900 to the present time....Recommended for public and college libraries."-Choice "Probably the best introduction to the psychology of dreaming to date. The author summarizes with remarkable clarity the various approaches to this topic starting with Oneirocriticon of Artemidorus and finishing up with the various "new age" and pop culture treatments....An excellent bibliography is appended. Even though this text is intended as an introduction to the topic, it provides a sufficiently in-depth approach to satisfy the needs of the busy practitioner."-American Journal of Psychotherapyu

KELLY BULKELEY, President of the Association for the Study of Dreams, teaches at Santa Clara University and is the author of several works on the subject of dreams.

Three Basic Questions About Dreaming: Formation, Function, Interpretation Sigmund Freud Discovers "The Secret of Dreams" Carl Jung Descends into the Collective Unconscious Alternative Clinical Theories About Dreams Sleep Laboratories, REM Sleep, and Dreaming Experimental Psychology and Dreaming Popular Psychology: Bringing Dreams to the Masses Modern Psychology's Answers to the Three Basic Questions Bibliography Index