The trickster brain : neuroscience, evolution, and narrative /

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Author / Creator:Williams, David, 1951-
Imprint:Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2012.
Description:1 online resource (xvii, 295 p.)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11139209
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ISBN:9780739143995
0739143999
9780739143971 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781280687181
1280687185
0739143972
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
Other form:Print version: The trickster brain Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2012. 9780739143971 (cloth : alk. paper)
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