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The oracle of night : the history and science of dreams By Sidarta Ribeiro; Translated by Daniel Hahn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: Penguin Books, c2021.Edition: 1Description: i-x+466PISBN:
  • 9780552177597
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 1 612.821 RIB-O
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Contents:
Why do we dream? The ancestral dream From living gods to psychoanalysis Unique dreams and typical dreams First images The evolution of dreaming The biochemistry of dreams Madness is a dream one dreams alone Sleeping and remembering The reverberation of memories Genes and memes Sleeping to create REM sleep isn't dreaming Desires, emotions, and nightmares The probabilistic oracle Missing the dead, and the inner world of culture Does dreaming have a future? Dreaming and destiny Epilogue
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Originally published in Brazil as O oráculo da noite : A história e a ciência do sonho by Companhia das Letras, São Paulo, in 2019
Translated from the Portuguese

Why do we dream?
The ancestral dream
From living gods to psychoanalysis
Unique dreams and typical dreams
First images
The evolution of dreaming
The biochemistry of dreams
Madness is a dream one dreams alone
Sleeping and remembering
The reverberation of memories
Genes and memes
Sleeping to create
REM sleep isn't dreaming
Desires, emotions, and nightmares
The probabilistic oracle
Missing the dead, and the inner world of culture
Does dreaming have a future?
Dreaming and destiny
Epilogue

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