Psycho-Spiritual Dreams in the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Dreams of Death
Hendrika Vande Kemp
Journal of Psychology and Theology June 1, 1994 DOI: 10.1177/009164719402200203 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Population | Dream literature published between 1860 and 1910, primarily popular magazine articles, including religious magazines and writings by clergy |
| Key points | Argues that the period from 1860 to 1910 marked a transition in which dreams, previously the province of philosophers, clergy, and laity, also became an object of interest for the new psychologists. The author surveys popular magazine dream literature of the era, covering religious and parapsychological dreams and the symbolism and personification of death in dreams. |
Abstract
This historical examination focuses on dreams at a time when these manifestations of sleeping consciousness first drew the interest of the new psychologists in addition to that of philosophers, clergy, and laity. The data is the dream literature from 1860 to 1910, reflected primarily in popular magazines. The author summarizes the dream articles in religious magazines and by the clergy, followed by a description of parapsychological dreams and religious themes in dreams. Finally, a discussion of dreams of death and the various ways that death is symbolized and personified is presented. References are provided for selected literature of the twentieth century.