Liliane Kuczynski

Islamic teachings themselves consider that the interpretation of dreams is never strictly codified or predetermined, and that it cannot entirely rely on the meaning of a symbol. Many other features have to be taken into account, such as the dreamer’s general context, their feelings, the personal, social and psychological problems they face.

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Published originally as a chapter of Shamanism and Islam: Sufism, Healing Rituals and Spirits in the Muslim World, edited by Thierry Zarcone and Angela Hobart. London, I.B. Tauris, 2013. Republished here with thanks.