On Prophecy, Dreams and Human Imagination
Synesius, De insomniis
Edited by Donald A. Russell and Heinz-Günther Nesselrath
[Über Prophezeiungen, Träume und die menschliche Vorstellungskraft. Synesios, De insomniis.]
2014. X, 208 pages. Summary
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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.