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iain r. edgar iain r. edgar
 imagework , anthropology of education , anthropology of dreams , dreams and islam iain r. edgar.jpg durham university bachelor york , mphil in anthropology from durham university , phd of in social anthropology from keele university arts in philosophy from the university of iain ross edgar anthropologist
iain r. edgar

iain edgar -lrb- born 1948 -rrb- is a social anthropologist at durham university .
he is a leading expert in the field of dreams and dreaming , and a specialist in altered states of consciousness and mental health .
starting his career in social work , edgar received a phd from the university of keele , where he studied under ronnie frankenberg .
his thesis `` dreamwork , anthropology and the caring professions : a cultural approach to dreamwork '' discusses a wide range of psychodynamic possibilities and develops a method to work with dreams within a professional care environment .
