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Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief
Jordan B. Peterson
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Description for Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief
Paperback. Connecting neuropsychology and cognitive science with Freudian theory and Jungian approaches to mythology and narrative, this text aims to show that there is an empirical connection between what neuroscience tells us about the brain/behaviour, and what rituals and myths have long narrated. Num Pages: 564 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMAF; JMM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 233 x 32. Weight in Grams: 992.
Why have people from different cultures and eras formulated myths and stories with similar structures? What does this similarity tell us about the mind, morality, and structure of the world itself? From the author of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos comes a provocative hypothesis that explores the connection between what modern neuropsychology tells us about the brain and what rituals, myths, and religious stories have long narrated. A cutting-edge work that brings together neuropsychology, cognitive science, and Freudian and Jungian approaches to mythology and narrative, Maps of Meaning presents a rich theory that makes the wisdom and ... Read more
Why have people from different cultures and eras formulated myths and stories with similar structures? What does this similarity tell us about the mind, morality, and structure of the world itself? From the author of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos comes a provocative hypothesis that explores the connection between what modern neuropsychology tells us about the brain and what rituals, myths, and religious stories have long narrated. A cutting-edge work that brings together neuropsychology, cognitive science, and Freudian and Jungian approaches to mythology and narrative, Maps of Meaning presents a rich theory that makes the wisdom and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
564
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415922227
SKU
V9780415922227
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-16
About Jordan B. Peterson
Jordan B. Peterson is a clinical psychologist and Professor at the University of Toronto and was formerly at Harvard University. He has published numerous articles on drug abuse, alcoholism and aggression.
Reviews for Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief
The book reflects its author's profound moral sense and vast erudition in areas ranging from clinical psychology to scripture and a good deal of personal soul-searching and experience...with patients who include prisoners, alcoholics and the mentally ill. -Montreal Gazette This is not a book to be abstracted and summarized. Rather it should be read at ... Read more