The neurobiology of the gods
Goodwyn, Erik D
The neurobiology of the gods : how brain physiology shapes the recurrent imagery of myth and dreams - London/New York Routledge c2012 - 256p.; notes; bibliog.; index; appendix
Part 1 - Definitions and foundations. 1 Symbols, biology, and depth psychology. 2 Foundation. 3 Mental images, symbolic images and "archetypal" images. Part 2 - Individual symbols. 4 Human and animal spirits. 5 The anima/feminine symbols. 6 The animus/masculine symbols. 7 The mother. 8 The father. 9 The child. 10 The shadow. 11 The dreamscape. 12 Deep archetypes - time, number, causation. 13 Complex recurrent symbols and self symbols. Part 3 - Conclusions. 14 Meaning. 15 Molecules to mandalas
'In this book psychiatrist Erik Goodwyn addresses these questions by reviewing the decades of research, putting together a compelling argument that the emotional imagery of myth and dreams can be traced to our deep brain physiology, and importantly, how a sensitive look at this data reveals why mythic or religious symbols are indeed more "godlike" than we might imagine.'
Paperback
978-0-415-67300-6
2011027643
Symbolism (Psychology)
Mythology--Psychological aspects
Psychology--Religious aspects
Dreams
Physiology--Brain
Neuropsychology
Neurobiology
Neurosciences
The neurobiology of the gods : how brain physiology shapes the recurrent imagery of myth and dreams - London/New York Routledge c2012 - 256p.; notes; bibliog.; index; appendix
Part 1 - Definitions and foundations. 1 Symbols, biology, and depth psychology. 2 Foundation. 3 Mental images, symbolic images and "archetypal" images. Part 2 - Individual symbols. 4 Human and animal spirits. 5 The anima/feminine symbols. 6 The animus/masculine symbols. 7 The mother. 8 The father. 9 The child. 10 The shadow. 11 The dreamscape. 12 Deep archetypes - time, number, causation. 13 Complex recurrent symbols and self symbols. Part 3 - Conclusions. 14 Meaning. 15 Molecules to mandalas
'In this book psychiatrist Erik Goodwyn addresses these questions by reviewing the decades of research, putting together a compelling argument that the emotional imagery of myth and dreams can be traced to our deep brain physiology, and importantly, how a sensitive look at this data reveals why mythic or religious symbols are indeed more "godlike" than we might imagine.'
Paperback
978-0-415-67300-6
2011027643
Symbolism (Psychology)
Mythology--Psychological aspects
Psychology--Religious aspects
Dreams
Physiology--Brain
Neuropsychology
Neurobiology
Neurosciences