When: |
07 Oct through 08 Oct 2016 | |
CFP Deadline: |
31 |
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Where: |
Warsaw, Poland | |
Website URL: |
http://dreams.irf-network.org/ | |
Categories: |
Social Sciences - Psychology |
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Event description:
Dreaming Asleep, Dreaming Awake
International Conference
7-8 October 2016 – Warsaw, Poland
organised by Interdisciplinary Research Foundation
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Massimo Schinco, International Association for the Study of Dreams
The notion of dreams and beliefs about them differ considerably across cultures. In certain societies, dreams are generally considered to be unreal figments irrelevant to the important concerns of daily life. In other cultures people treat dreams as important sources of information about the future, the spiritual world or oneself. In some, dreams are considered to be a space for action like waking life, or a means for communication with other people or with the supernatural.
According to Waud H. Kracke, how dreams are dealt within different cultures may be examined from four perspectives: beliefs people hold about the nature of dreaming; conventional systems by which people interpret particular dreams; the social context in ...
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