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Speaking of Dreams

PWR 1GJN - Winter 2013 - Instructor: Nathan, J.
Last Updated: 18-Nov-2014

A guide to resources for PWR 1GJN: Speaking of Dreams. Topics include the way dreams argue, and the way that people argue about dreams; dream rituals, dream-decoding manuals, dream diaries, films, paintings, and scientific research.

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Sr. Reference Specialist; Summer Instruction Coordinator
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Background/Reference Sources

Use these sources to help you pick a topic and to provide context to your research based argument. Note the Library Location of these materials. Many are in the Information Center collection on the 1st floor of Green East.

Encyclopedia of sleep and dreams : the evolution, function, nature, and mysteries of slumber / Deirdre Barrett and Patrick McNamara, editors.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2012.
Green Library » Information Center » QP425 .E53 2012 V.1
International encyclopedia of the social sciences [electronic resource] / William A. Darity, Jr., editor in chief.
2nd ed. Detroit : Macmillan Reference USA, c2008.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Encyclopedia of religion / Lindsay Jones, editor in chief.
2nd ed. Detroit : Macmillan Reference USA, 2005.
Green Library » Information Center » BL31 .E57 2005 V.1
Encyclopedia of psychology / Alan E. Kazdin, editor in chief.
Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Green Library » Information Center » BF31 .E52 2000 V.1
Alternative realities : the paranormal, the mystic, and the transcendent in human experience / Leonard George.
New York, NY : Facts On File, c1995.
Green Library » Information Center » BF1031 .G36 1995
Encyclopedia of neuroscience [electronic resource] / edited by Marc D. Binder, Nobutaka Hirokawa and Uwe Windhorst (eds.).
Berlin ; [London] : Springer, c2009.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Dreaming in the world's religions : a comparative history / Kelly Bulkeley.
New York : New York University Press, c2008.
Green Library » Stacks » BL65 .D67 B83 2008
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Selected Searchworks Subject Terms

Dream Interpretation
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Dreams in Literature
Dreams - Religious Aspects

Selected Databases for "Speaking of Dreams"

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Academic search premier [electronic resource].
Ipswich, MA : EBSCO Pub.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
A multidisciplinary database which provides full-text for over 4,650 scholarly publications. A great place to start your research.
MLA international bibliography [electronic resource].
[New York] : H.W. Wilson, 1987-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
A detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations covering literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing.
Scopus [electronic resource].
[New York] : Elsevier, 2004-
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