Haunts and Horrors, Gottschall Meghan

Автор: Gottschall Jonathan
Название: The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
ISBN: 0544002342 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780544002340
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
Цена: 17460.00 T
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Описание: A NYTimes.com Editor's Choice A Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Finalist "A jaunty, insightful new book . . . that] draws from disparate corners of history and science to celebrate our compulsion to storify everything around us."
--New York Times

Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. Now Jonathan Gottschall offers the first unified theory of storytelling. He argues that stories help us navigate life's complex social problems--just as flight simulators prepare pilots for difficult situations. Storytelling has evolved, like other behaviors, to ensure our survival. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary biology, Gottschall tells us what it means to be a storytelling animal and explains how stories can change the world for the better. We know we are master shapers of story. The Storytelling Animal finally reveals how stories shape us.

"This is a quite wonderful book. It grips the reader with both stories and stories about the telling of stories, then pulls it all together to explain why storytelling is a fundamental human instinct."
--Edward O. Wilson

"Charms with anecdotes and examples . . . we have not left nor should we ever leave Neverland."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

Автор: Gottschall Meghan
Название: Legends of the Afterlife
ISBN: 1629208094 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629208091
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 32170.00 T
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Описание:

A soul travels to the ancient Egyptian underworld. There, it is weighed by Osiris, the god of the underworld. If the soul is light enough, it will live forever in the Field of Reeds. But if it is too heavy, it will be thrown into a lake of fire, or devoured by the terrifying goddess Ammit. Death Uncovered: Legends of the Afterlife takes readers on a journey around the world to learn about myths and legends about death. These six narrative stories will take readers around the world, including Japan, where a god tries to rescue a goddess from the underworld, and Mexico where Quetzalcoatl must gather the bones of the dead to save the world. These tales from ancient cultures will have readers glued to the page.

Автор: Gottschall Meghan
Название: Near-Death Experiences
ISBN: 1629208108 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629208107
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 32170.00 T
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A man wakes up--only to discover he is not in his bed. It is dark, and he is having trouble moving. He's in a bag of some kind. He kicks his legs but cannot get free. Eventually, someone unzips the bag he was placed in. It was a body bag--and this man has just come back from the dead. Death Uncovered: Near-Death Experiences shares the harrowing stories of six people who were sent to the brink of death and returned. From drowning, to a mortar bomb, to a tornado, the events leading up to each person's recovery differ greatly, and after returning from the dead, they all have riveting stories to tell.

Автор: Gottschall Meghan
Название: Rituals and Traditions
ISBN: 1629208116 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629208114
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 32170.00 T
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Hundreds of years ago, Vikings had many elaborate traditions and rituals for funerals. Sometimes these rituals involved the burning of entire ships--and even human sacrifice. And if something was done incorrectly, they risked the dead returning as a zombie-like draugr. Death Uncovered: Rituals and Traditions details fascinating ways people commemorate, celebrate, and mourn the passing of loved ones. From Viking funeral pyres, to postmortem photographs in Victorian England, to death masks--made using actual dead bodies as the mask's mold--these six topics are sure to engage readers as they journey around the world to discover the rituals and traditions surrounding death in ancient times, up to today.