Dreamworlds of Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism

The Third Place

AvAngela Sumegi

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Explores shamanic and Tibetan Buddhist attitudes toward dreams.Dreamworlds of Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism explores the fertile interaction of Buddhism, shamanism, and Tibetan culture with the subject of dreaming. In Tibetan Buddhist literature, there are numerous examples of statements that express the value of dreams as a vehicle of authentic spiritual knowledge and, at the same time, dismiss dreams as the ultra-illusions of an illusory world. Examining the "third place" from the perspective of shamanism and Buddhism, Angela Sumegi provides a fresh look at the contradictory attitudes toward dreams in Tibetan culture. Sumegi questions the longstanding interpretation that views this dichotomy as a difference between popular and elite religion, and theorizes that a better explanation of the ambiguous position of dreams can be gained through attention to the spiritual dynamics at play between Buddhism and an indigenous shamanic presence. By exploring the themes of conflict and resolution that coalesce in the Tibetan experience, and examining dreams as a site of dialogue between shamanism and Buddhism, this book provides an alternate model for understanding dreams in Tibetan Buddhism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-05-08
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:381 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:180
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791474631

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Buddhism inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Angela Sumegi is Assistant Professor of Religion at Carleton University.

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"The dream narratives are fascinating, the scholarship is uniformly excellent, and the book will definitely appeal to South Asia area specialists, religious studies scholars, and anyone interested in the far horizons of the dreaming imagination." — Kelly Bulkeley, author of Visions of the Night: Dreams, Religion, and Psychology

Innehållsförteckning

List of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Shamanisms and DreamsThe World as BeingAnimate and Inanimate BeingsContracts and NegotiationJoining Heaven and EarthSleep and Dream as Shamanic ActivityDream, Initiation, and PowerEnvisioning the Invisible 2. Dream in the Ancient Indian MatrixRitual and Homology in the VedasVitality and Power in the VedasSleep and Dream in the VedasSelf and Dream in the Upanisads 3. Indian Buddhist Views of DreamBuddhist Dream Theory and Its Indian ContextDream and Direct Perception of the BuddhaDreaming and Paranormal PowersDream Interpretation and ClassificationThe Conception Dream of Queen MayaDreams of Awakening Dream and the Moral Condition of the Dreamer 4. Dream in the Tibetan ContextConflict and CompetitionThe Lama, the Shaman, and the YogiDream and Liberation: The Bodhi OrientationDreaming and Dying: The Karma OrientationDream and Divination: The Pragmatic OrientationBuddhist Distinctions between Lama and ShamanShamanism and Soteriology 5. Tibetan Dream Theory, Imagery, and InterpretationGeneral Dream TheoryTheory and Imagery from Medical TextsPopular Dream ImagesDream and Evidence of Success in Religious PracticeGaining Permission of the DeityThe Question of TendrelDream and the Illusion of Illusion ConclusionAppendix: Gampopa's DreamsNotesBibliographyIndex

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