What is it about?
The worldview of a people is reflected in their cultural and religious practices and beliefs, and the culture of the Luo is no exception. Theirs is a dualistic, mysterious universe that is both physical and supernatural, with material and spiritual components inhabited by people and their ancestral spirits in the spiritual realm.
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Why is it important?
This article delves into the discussion of traditional Luo cultural practices associated with dreams, such as naming babies, prediction, and healing, and their moral, epistemic, social, and cosmological implications. “Culturally, dreams are used for various purposes such as sources of names, counseling, treatment, communication with ancestral spirits, mourning, solving personal and societal problems, prediction, divination, and fortune-telling, among many other pertinent issues.”
Perspectives
This article is relevant to cultural studies, particularly to African studies, indigenous knowledge systems, anthropological studies, African philosophy, psychology, and related studies.
Patrick Nyabul
University of Nairobi
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This page is a summary of: The significance of dreams and dreaming in the traditional culture of Luo people in Kenya., Dreaming, October 2025, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/drm0000321.
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