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Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Assefa, Taye
Title:
Dreams in Amharic prose fiction
Published in: if part or section of a book or monograph
Journal of Ethiopian studies - Vol. 21
Published By: Original publisher
Journal of Ethiopian studies - Vol. 21
Addis Ababa: Haile Selassie I University, Institute of
Ethiopian Studies. 1988. 155-183 p.
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
Taye Assefa
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 1998. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Amhara (MP05)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Literature (538);
Literary texts (539);
Revelation and divination (787);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the role of dreams in Amhara prose
fiction published between 1932 and 1981. Dreams are used in some cases to advance the plot
of a story, but for the most part are illustrative and used to reiterate events already
recounted, or to express the underlying emotional and psychological state of the
dreamer/character. Assefa identifies two types of dreams: prescriptive waking visions and
prophetic sleep-dreams. In the former, a divine agent instructs the dreamer what to do, in
the latter a future event is symbolically foretold, the meaning of which the dreamer may or
may not comprehend. The symbolism can be complex and is usually based on religious
narratives. The article includes many examples of the different kinds of dreams and
symbolism found in Amhara fiction.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
16
Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits.
mp05-016
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Journal Article
Language: Language that the document is written in
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-183)
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
unknown
Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is a ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data
unknown
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
Ian Skoggard ; 1996
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
1932-1981
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ethiopia
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Amhara (African people)
