Steven mithen prehistory mindbody
Steven mithen prehistory mindbody
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The prehistory of the mind : the cognitive origins of art, religion and science
Publication Type: Book
Authors: Mithen, Steven J
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Number of Pages: xii, p
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
City: London
Publication Language: eng
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Keywords: Art, Brain, Human evolution, Language and languages, Prehistoric, Thought and thinking
Here is an exhilarating intellectual performance, in the tradition of Roger Penrose's The Emperor's New Mind and Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct.
On the way to showing how the world of our ancient ancestors shaped our modern modular mind, Steven Mithen shares one provocative insight after another as he answers a series of fascinating questions: Were our brains hard-wired in the Pleistocene Era by the needs of hunter-gatherers?
When did religious beliefs first emerge? Why were the first paintings made by humankind so technically accomplished and expressive? What can the sexual habits of c