Psychoanalytic dream interpretation and Waldhorn (1967) have downgraded Freud's classical view of dreams from extremely important to being on a level playing field with other psychological phenomena. Developments in REM research (Ellman and Antrobus, 1991) have also played a part in diminishing dreams importance in both clinical and theoretical psychoanalysis. For psychoanalysts dreams can present a challenge as their interpretation often can overwhelm other aspects of a patients problem and take up much of the time spent on the patient, and in many cases interpretations served the interpreter and not the patient. Dream discussion has taken a back seat to the discussion of
Great Book of Interpretation of Dreams Great Book of Interpretation of Dreams The Great Book of Interpretation of Dreams ("Tafsir al-Ahlam al-kabir") attributed to the 7th century scholar Ibn Sirin which was originally compiled in the 15th century by al-Dārī under the title "Selection of Statements on the Exegesis of Dreams". The typology of categorization of dreams in Arabic literature of dream interpretation is noted for it close adherence to orthodox theological categories, and assumes an intimate relationship between dreaming and conventional expressions of devotional religious piety. Traditional Arabic books of dream-interpretation were composed by theologians. The "Great Book of Interpretation of Dreams" is in 59