On Prophecy, Dreams and Human Imagination
Synesius, De insommniis
Contributor(s)
Russell, Donald A. (editor)
Nesselrath, Heinz-Günther (editor)
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Number
103624Language
EnglishAbstract
Synesius' essay De insomniis ('On Dreams') inquires into the meaning and importance of dreams for human beings and treats themes - most of all the relationship of humans to higher spheres -, which for religiously- and philosophically-minded people are still important today.