incubation

Japanese: incubation
incubation

…It is widely known that dreams played a substantial role in the ancient world. According to Plutarch, Alexander the Great accompanied a priest who could interpret dreams on his campaigns, and it seems that the practice of “incubation” for dreaming was more widespread than one might imagine. It also seems to have been closely related to ancient medicine. For example, Pausanias wrote the following about the treatment of illnesses at the Temple of Asclepius in his “Book of the Greeks”: …

*Some explanations of terms that mention "incubation" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…夢が古代世界において実質的な役割を果たしていたことは広く知られている。プルタルコスによれば,アレクサンドロス大王は遠征に〈夢解き〉の神官を帯同したとされているし,夢見のための〈籠(こも)りincubation〉は想像以上に広い範囲で行われていたようである。それは古代医学とも密接に関係していたようであり,たとえば,パウサニアスは,《ギリシア記》の中でアスクレピオス神殿における病気治療について次のように記している。…

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