The most famous Greek influence (on Islamic Oneirocriticism) was that of the Oneirocritica of Artemidorus of Ephesus which the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun (r.
Socially he was associated with the Ahmadiyya Encyclopedia of Islam 1996; 9:316.[43] Sirriyeh E Dreams of the holy dead traditional Islamic oneirocriticism versus Salafi skepticism Journal of Semitic Studies 2000; 45:115.
Boriaud's edition and translation are also supplemented with well prepared endnotes, indices and a brief introduction, which includes a first section on the chronology of Cardano's writing of the Somniorum synesiorum, a second section that explains the role of dreams in the life and work of Cardano, a third that places Cardano's work in the history of Renaissance
oneirocriticism, another section that presents a concise explanation of the Somniorum synesiorum's arguments and purpose, and a final section on the textual criteria chosen by Boriaud for the present edition.
(13) Nonetheless, Greek influence on Islamic intellectual traditions was significant, not just for the flowering of philosophy, science, and medicine in general, but also for the development of oneirocriticism. (14) The Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun (d.
However, no works of dream compilations or oneirocriticism are available from this period.
Also included is a brief discussion of literary reactions to the Bible's symbolic dreams, the etymology of the Hebrew verbs used for
oneirocriticism ([LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]), and the various titles that designate Near Eastern oneirocritics.