Dreams and Visions in Islamic Societies

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Dreams and Visions in Islamic Societies. Edited by özgen Felek and Alexander D. Knysh. Albany, N.Y.: SUNY Press, 2012. Pp. xi, 322. $80; paperback $24.95.

Dreams and Visions in Islamic Societies, with fifteen chapters and contributors, makes a helpful contribution to classical Islamic studies and diverse Sufi experiences. The introduction discusses the role of dreams within Muslim communities: "The Prophet is quoted as declaring that with his death 'the glad tidings of prophecy' would cease, whereas 'true dreams' would endure One Western scholar says dreams and visions are, ? form of divine revelation and a chronological successor to the Koran'" (2). In principle, "each good Muslim …