Inner Theatres of Good and Evil: The Mind's Staging of Gods, Angels and Devils - Softcover

Pizzato, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786442603 ISBN 13: 9780786442607

Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2010

Synopsis

Among the most intriguing questions of neurology is how conceptions of good and evil arise in the human brain. In a world where we encounter god-like forces in nature, and try to transcend them, the development of a neural network dramatizing good against evil seems inevitable. This critical book explores the cosmic dimensions of the brain's inner theatre as revealed by neurology, cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, psychoanalysis, primatology and exemplary Western performances. In theatre, film, and television, 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.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Pizzato is a professor of theater and film at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. He has previously published four books and three plays.

From the Inside Flap

Among the most intriguing questions of neurology is how conceptions of good and evil arise in the human brain. In a world where we encounter god-like forces in nature, and try to transcend them, the development of a neural network dramatizing good against evil seems inevitable. This critical book explores the cosmic dimensions of the brain's inner theatre as revealed by neurology, cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, psychoanalysis, primatology and exemplary Western performances. In theatre, film, and television, 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland & Co
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786442603
• ISBN 13: 9780786442607
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368