Dreams and Visions in the
Graeco-Roman World and Early Christianity
by John S. Hanson, Wellesley,
Mass.
Contents
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| I. Introduction |
1395 |
| II. Ancient Belief in the Dream |
1396 |
| III. The Literary Form of the Dream-Vision Report |
1400 |
1. Introduction |
1400 |
2. Sample Texts |
1401 |
3. The Form |
1405 |
a) Scene-setting |
1405 |
b) Technical Terminology in Dream-Vision
Reports |
1407 |
c) The Dream-Vision Proper |
1409 |
a') Audio-Visual Dream-Vision Proper |
1410 |
b') The Auditory Dream-Vision Proper |
1411 |
c') The Visual Dream-Vision Proper |
1412 |
d) The Reaction |
1412 |
e) The Response |
1413 |
f) Summary |
1413 |
4. The Function of the Dream-Vision Report
|
1413 |
| IV. The Elaboration of the Dream-Vision Report |
1414 |
| V. Dreams and Visions in Early Christianity |
1421 |
| Bibliography |
1425 |
