The lecture will discuss the Islamic understanding and interpretation of dreams and how so called Jihadists including ISIL/ISIS use their own approaches to understand dreams.
Dr Iain R. Edgar, Emeritus Reader in
Anthropology, University of Durham, UK. Dr. Edgar is the Author
of ‘The Dream
in Islam from Qur'anic Tradition to Jihadist Inspiration.He is an expert on the
anthropology of the imagination and culture and dreaming. His recent study and
research has been on the issue of the true dream tradition in Islam
and beyond