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LEADER: 01582cam a2200277 a 4500
001 2010035605
003 DLC
005 20110415085912.0
008 100902s2011 ncua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010035605
020 $a9780786442607 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBL53$b.P54 2011
082 00 $a200.1/9$222
100 1 $aPizzato, Mark,$d1960-
245 10 $aInner theatres of good and evil :$bthe mind's staging of gods, angels and devils /$cMark Pizzato.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c2011.
300 $aix, 358 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 323-343) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : the brain's evolving theatre -- Neural and prehistoric signs of the divine -- Ancient animal and human deities -- One medieval god-with his angels and devils -- From renaissance rebirths to postmodern experiments -- Cosmic forces on the movie screen -- Millennium in the home theatre -- Conclusion : more morality?
520 $a"This critical book explores the cosmic dimensions of the brain's inner theater, including film, theatre and television. In all eras and media, supernatural figures express the brain's anatomical features as humans transform their natural environment into cosmic and theological spaces in order to grapple with their vulnerability in the world"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aPsychology, Religious.
650 0 $aBrain$xReligious aspects.
650 0 $aTheological anthropology.
650 0 $aNeurosciences.