The interpretation of dreams & portents in antiquity
By: Naphtali Lewis.
Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Wauconda, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
Subjects: Dream interpretation -- Mediterranean Region -- History.; Dream interpretation -- Middle East -- History.; Omens -- Mediterranean Region -- History.; Omens -- Middle East -- History.
Other titles: Interpretation of dreams and portents in antiquity; Dreams & portents in antiquity; Dreams and portents in antiquity
Description: Mankind's awesome fascination with dreams and the occult is ageless. Between the covers of The Interpretation of Dreams and Portents in Antiquity readers will find many of the earliest examples of this fascination. Collected for the first time are some of the basic works used by ancient seers. Here, in their own words, are their interpretations of dreams, unraveling of signs, and their views on the significance of many kinds of unusual occurrences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-163) and index.
Originally published: Toronto : S. Stevens Hakkert, 1976. With new foreword.