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Motivation and Justification from Dreams: Muslim decision making strategies in Punjab, Pakistan

Lyon, S.M.

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S.M. Lyon



Abstract

Dreams may serve to justify or motivate decisions. This paper examines two dream incidents in Pakistan which have implications for the study of decision making processes. In the first incident, the centrality of the dream is questionable in the decision making process, while the second incident suggests that dreams may be more than justificatory props that enable people to do what they had already decided. If dreams play a motivational role in the decision making process then models of decision making may benefit from explicit recognition of the role unconscious, uncontrolled experiences though the narrative may be conscious and controlled.

Citation

Lyon, S. (2010). Motivation and Justification from Dreams: Muslim decision making strategies in Punjab, Pakistan. History and Anthropology, 21(3), 263-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2010.500813

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 1, 2010
Deposit Date Jul 5, 2010
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal History and Anthropology
Print ISSN 0275-7206
Electronic ISSN 1477-2612
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 21
Issue 3
Pages 263-276
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2010.500813
Keywords Pakistan, Decisions, Dreams, Punjab.

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