The trickster brain [electronic resource] : neuroscience, evolution, and narrative / David Williams.
Williams, David, 1951-
2012
GR524 .W55 2012eb
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Title The trickster brain [electronic resource] : neuroscience, evolution, and narrative / David Williams.
Author Williams, David, 1951-
ISBN 9780739143995 (electronic book)
9780739143971
Imprint Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvii, 295 p.)
Call Number GR524 .W55 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 612.8/2
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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