A Late Ming Toolkit for Dream Divination

Title

A Late Ming Toolkit for Dream Divination

Abstract

The Center for East Asian Studies presented an in-person lecture by Brigid Vance on the legacy and cultural import of dreams and dream divination in late imperial China, including dream interpretation and how knowledge about dreams are disseminated.

Biography

Brigid Vance is Assistant Professor of History at Lawrence University as well as an editor of the Journal of Ming Studies. Her research focuses on the intellectual and socio-cultural history of dreams and dream divination in early modern China.

Video

A recording of the event is available through the CEAS YouTube channel.