Dreams, a subject of communication anthropology

Abstract

Our fieldstudy revolve around identifying the interpretive dimensions of dreams in The heritage of Mostaganem’s city and in revealing the dominant communication patterns through which their Dreams are interpreted. To achieve these goals, we have raised the following questions: What are the interpretive dimensions of dreams in the Mostaghanemi heritage? what are the dominant communication patterns that the Mostaghanemi individual uses to interpret his dreams? To answer these questions, we followed the qualitative approach because it mainly aims to study a small number of individuals with the aim of restricting statements and behaviors. We relied on an intentional sample. After carrying out the interviews/observations and analyzing them, we concluded that the respondents make crucial decisions based on dream interpretations and they discuss their dreams with their families like the grandmother, mother, father, brothers, daughter, husband…..etc, it also became clear to us that the respondents do not contact a TV/Radio program, or even browsing websites for the interpretation of their dreams. Finally, we concluded that personal communication is the prevailing pattern in dream’s interpretation among the members of the Mostaghanem community.