The Importance of Dreams in the Early Middle Ages

Bronwyn Neil is a Professor of Ancient History at Macquarie University in Sydney. She's an expert on Byzantine and medieval Christianity. Her research involved understanding the social background of antiquity and the early Middle Ages. In this world, dreams were taken very seriously as messages from beyond. How you interpreted your dreams could have a huge world changing effect.

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