@article{286020d3-cfdf-443c-9780-ad8d03c5c430, author = {Adam Anczyk}, title = {Cultural ways of conceptualizing dreams in indigenous cultures: a psycho-cultural perspective}, journal = {Arts & Cultural Studies Review}, volume = {2018}, number = {Issue 2 (36)}, year = {2018}, issn = {1895-975X}, pages = {242-261},keywords = {dreams and culture; indigenous psychology; dream studies; anthropology of dreams; cultural studies of dreams}, abstract = {The following article presents, following B. Tedlock’s methodological stance combined with the indigenous psychology perspective, a culturally-sensitive approach towards dreams, which can be applied in prospective research within cultural studies, anthropology and psychology. In the outlined perspective, dreams should not only be analyzed as a night-time individual experiences of psychological nature, but also as a significant, meaning-making contributions to rituals and social performances that may have influence on a given cultural system. Chosen contexts of indigenous societies are discussed (Sambia, Zuni, K’iche, Aguaruna, Rarámuri), as examples of cultural differences in ways of conceptualizing dreams.}, doi = {10.4467/20843860PK.18.015.9193}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-kulturoznawczy/article/konceptualizacje-snu-i-marzen-sennych-w-kulturach-indygenicznych-perspektywa-psycho-kulturowa} }