The trickster brain : neuroscience, evolution, and narrative / David Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, David, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tricksters.

Brain--Folklore.

Brain.

Brain--Evolution.

Human evolution.

Neurosciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Trickster Brain: Neuroscience, Evolution, and Nature by David Williams looks at literature from an evolutionary, biological, and neurological perspective. He uses the Trickster character as he/she appears across cultures to demonstrate how stories reveal universal aspects of the biological mind. Williams brings together science and the humanities, demonstrating a critical way of approaching literature that incorporates scientific thought.

Contents:

CONTENTS; CREDITS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. SEARCHING FOR TRICKSTER; Chapter 2. THE SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL; Chapter 3. THE TRICKSTERISH BRAIN; Chapter 4. EVOLUTION; Chapter 5. THE BRAIN OF SEX; Chapter 6. THE BRAIN OF LOVE AND WAR; Chapter 7. THE BRAIN OF SONG; Chapter 8. ETHICS; Chapter 9. STORYTELLING AND THETHEORY OF MIND; Chapter 10. THE BRAIN OF GOD; Chapter 11. THE TRICKSTER OF MYTHOLOGY; Chapter 12. A SWATH OF TRICKSTER STORIES FROM ORAL LITERATURE; Chapter 13. FEMALE TRICKSTERS; Chapter 14. LITERARY FILTERS; Chapter 15. MUSIC AND THE TRICKSTER

Chapter 16. A SWATH OF OTHER TRICKSTER STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLDChapter 17. THE TRICKSTER PERSONIFIED; Chapter 18. BLUES AND COURTING TRICKSTERS; Chapter 19. TRICKSTER INWRITTEN LITERATURE; Chapter 20. TRICKSTER WAS WANDERING; NOTES; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-23359-6

1-280-68718-5

9786613664129

0-7391-4399-9

OCLC:

801411071