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oneirology

 [o″ni-rol´ŏ-je]
the science of dreams and their interpretation.

o·nei·rol·o·gy

(ō'nī-rol'ŏ-jē),
The study of dreams and their content.
[G. oneiros, dream, + logos, study]

oneirology

(ō″nī-rŏl′ō-jē) [Gr. oneiros, dream, + logos, word, reason]
The scientific study of dreams.
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Ironically, Greek-inspired oneirology played a pivotal role in al-Ghazzali's rational proof of prophecy.
Writing in the fourth/tenth century, al-Mas'udi produced his work of history less than a century after the framework of Islamic oneirology had solidified.
Partisan dreams and prophetic visions: Shi'i critique in al-Masudi's history of the Abbasids
In this way, theology and oneirology overlap, the prosaic becomes unpredictable and the power of religious faith to disturb and distort parallels the self-transformations that Marcel undergoes and celebrates.
Proustian metamorphosis: The art of distortion in 'A la recherche du temps perdu'

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