Robert Van De Castle

This well researched volume covers all of the aspects of dreams in the arenas of art, religion, philosophy, psychology, and politics in history as well as the present day. By far the most detailed analysis of dreams covers the Twentieth Century, the time of Freud and his many pupils, whose work changed our approach to mental illness from one of revulsion to one of investigation and treatments. The book is well footnoted with an extensive bibliography, making it a reference work for anyone interested in dreams, whether of a scientific nature or more inspirational.… (meer)