Sleep and Dreams in Early Greek Thought - Presocratic and Hippocratic Approaches

This book examines how sleep and dreams were approached in early Greek thought, highlighting the theories of the Presocratic and Hippocratic writers on both phenomena as more varied, complex and substantial than is usually credited.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Sleep and Dreams in Context; 2. Sleep, Dreams, and Heraclitus; 3. Sleep, Dreams, and the Body; 4. Sleep, Dreams, and the Soul; 5. Interpretation of Dreams; Conclusion

About the author

Stephanie Holton is a Lecturer in Classics at Newcastle University UK, where she teaches a variety of Ancient Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies modules across all levels. She also works on widening access to Classics across the North East and beyond as an academic lead for the charity Classics for All.

Summary

This book examines how sleep and dreams were approached in early Greek thought, highlighting the theories of the Presocratic and Hippocratic writers on both phenomena as more varied, complex and substantial than is usually credited.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Holton
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032229485
• ISBN: 978-1-032-22948-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 440 g
• Series: Medicine and the Body in Antiquity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, History of Medicine, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500