Iain R. Edgar

Iain Ross Edgar (6 June 1948 – 22 May 2021) was an English social anthropologist at Durham University. He was an expert in the field of dreams and dreaming, and a specialist in altered states of consciousness and mental health. Starting his career in social work, Edgar received a PhD from the University of Keele, where he studied under Ronnie Frankenberg. His thesis ''Dreamwork, Anthropology and the Caring Professions: A Cultural Approach to Dreamwork'' discusses a wide range of psychodynamic possibilities and develops a method to work with dreams within a professional care environment. Provided by Wikipedia