The Interpretation of Dreams The first edition begins: Freud begins his book in the first chapter titled "The Scientific Literature on the Problems of the Dream" by reviewing different scientific views on dream interpretation, which he finds interesting but not adequate. He then makes his argument by describing a number of dreams which he claims illustrate his theory. Freud describes three main types of dreams: 1. Direct prophecies received in the dream (chrematismos, oraculum); 2. The foretelling of a future event (orama, visio) 3. The symbolic dream, which requires interpretation (Interpretation of Dreams 5). Much of Freud's sources for analysis are in literature. Many
Great Book of Interpretation of Dreams chapters, thus: 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