%0 Journal Article
%T Cultural ways of conceptualizing dreams in indigenous cultures: a psycho-cultural perspective
%A Anczyk, Adam
%J Arts & Cultural Studies Review
%V 2018
%R 10.4467/20843860PK.18.015.9193
%N Issue 2 (36)
%P 242-261
%K dreams and culture, indigenous psychology, dream studies, anthropology of dreams, cultural studies of dreams
%@ 1895-975X
%D 2018
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-kulturoznawczy/article/konceptualizacje-snu-i-marzen-sennych-w-kulturach-indygenicznych-perspektywa-psycho-kulturowa
%X 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.