Dreams and the Invisible World in Colonial New England
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Dreams and the Invisible World in Colonial New England

Indians, Colonists, and the Seventeenth Century

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Dreams and the Invisible World in Colonial New England

Indians, Colonists, and the Seventeenth Century

About this book

From angels to demonic specters, astonishing visions to devilish terrors, dreams inspired, challenged, and soothed the men and women of seventeenth-century New England. English colonists considered dreams to be fraught messages sent by nature, God, or the Devil; Indians of the region often welcomed dreams as events of tremendous significance. Whether the inspirational vision of an Indian sachem or the nightmare of a Boston magistrate, dreams were treated with respect and care by individuals and their communities. Dreams offered entry to "invisible worlds" that contained vital knowledge not accessible by other means and were viewed as an important source of guidance in the face of war, displacement, shifts in religious thought, and intercultural conflict.Using firsthand accounts of dreams as well as evolving social interpretations of them, Dreams and the Invisible World in Colonial New England explores these little-known aspects of colonial life as a key part of intercultural contact. With themes touching on race, gender, emotions, and interior life, this book reveals the nighttime visions of both colonists and Indians. Ann Marie Plane examines beliefs about faith, providence, power, and the unpredictability of daily life to interpret both the dreams themselves and the act of dream reporting. Through keen analysis of the spiritual and cosmological elements of the early modern world, Plane fills in a critical dimension of the emotional and psychological experience of colonialism.

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Information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780812246353
9780812246353
eBook ISBN
9780812290547
Topic
History
Subtopic
Early American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: English Dream Belief and Practice in the Tudor-Stuart World
  10. Chapter 2: Representation of Indigenous Dreaming at Contact and Beyond
  11. Chapter 3: Lived Religion and Embedded Emotion in Midcentury Dream Reporting
  12. Chapter 4: Dreams and Visions in King Philip’s War
  13. Chapter 5: Emotion, Embodiment, and Context
  14. Chapter 6: Native Dream Reporting as Cultural Resistance
  15. Conclusion
  16. List of Abbreviations
  17. Notes
  18. Index
  19. Acknowledgments

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