Oneiromantie
Oneiromantie (Greek óneiros for dream and mántis for fortune teller) is the use of dream interpretation for prophecies .
Even in the earliest times, people attached particular importance to dreams. One possible interpretation is to view the dreams as prophecies. In ancient times, in addition to Aristotle and Plato , Artemidor von Daldis in particular dealt with the interpretation of dreams and the possibility of prophecies in his dream book Oneirokritika .
There are several places in the Bible where God gave instructions, predictions, and promises to people through dreams, or gave them the ability to interpret dreams. In the Old Testament , Joseph was able to interpret Pharaoh's dream and thereby predict the future. Solomon received his wisdom from God in a dream face. Daniel had numerous visions and interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar II about the fall of his kingdom.
Nowadays, oneiromancy is mainly used in esotericism .
literature
- Nigel F. Palmer, Klaus Speckenbach: Dreams and Herbs: Studies on Petroneller "Circa instans" manuscript and on the German dream books of the Middle Ages (= Pictura et poesis 4). Böhlau, Cologne a. a. 1990, ISBN 3-412-01689-6 .
- Ute Reichel: Astrology, Sortilegium, Dream Interpretation. Forms of divination in the Middle Ages (= Bochum historical studies: Medieval History 10). Diss. Phil. 1990. Brockmeyer, Bochum 1991, ISBN 3-88339-909-4 .
- Guntram Haag: Dream and Dream Interpretation in Middle High German Literature. Theoretical foundations and case studies. Diss. Phil. Tübingen 2001, Hirzel, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-7776-1235-9 (German studies).
- Beat Näf : Dreams and Dream Interpretations in Antiquity. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2004, ISBN 3-534-17998-6 .
- Burkhard von Dörnberg: Dream and Dream Interpretation in the Old Church. The western tradition up to Augustine (= work on the history of the church and theology 23). Diss. Bonn. Evang. Verl.-Anst., Leipzig 2008, ISBN 978-3-374-02616-6 .
