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Mystical dreaming

Patterns in form, content, and meaning

Bibliographic Data

ID3900612
AuthorsKelly Bulkeley (0000-0002-3714-6287)
Year2009
Volume19
Issue1
Pages30-41
Publication date2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDreaming (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-0797 • E-ISSN: 1573-3351
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0014788
OpenAlexW2028422489
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited8

This article enriches the psychological understanding of religious mysticism by exploring patterns of form, content, and meaning in self-described mystical dreams, drawing on extensive sleep and dream interviews conducted with 100 contemporary Americans. Four major hypotheses regarding mystical expe

Art · Cognitive psychology · Content (measure theory · Content analysis · Epistemology · Literature · Meaning (existential · Mysticism · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Anthropology · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Sleep and Wakefulness Research · Philosophy · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year0,47
Citation span2011 - 2025 (15)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7
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