{"product_id":"9788476589953","title":"SYMBOLIC ANTHROPOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSYMBOLIC ANTHROPOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work explores the fascinating link between modern neuroscience and symbolic anthropology, demonstrating how both disciplines converge in the study of human thought. The author reveals that human beings process reality through signs and narratives, and that the tools of symbolic anthropology, originally designed to decipher myths of other cultures, are equally effective for analyzing our own contemporary narratives. A rigorous study that connects brain mechanisms with the symbolic processes that shape our everyday ideas, beliefs, and reasoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuan Castaingts Teillery proposes an interdisciplinary analysis that bridges two seemingly disparate fields. The book examines how contemporary neuroscience confirms that the human brain operates through symbolic structures, frequently organized in the form of narratives. Based on this premise, the author applies the methodologies of current symbolic analysis, especially those derived from structuralism, to unravel the symbolic processes present in the ideas, beliefs, and reasoning of modern man. The work presents research that demonstrates a surprising convergence between neuroscientific findings and classical studies of symbolic anthropology, offering a renewed perspective on how we construct meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Topics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eConvergence between neuroscience and symbolic anthropology in the study of human thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of signs and narratives in the structuring of thought according to neuroscience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eApplication of structuralist symbolic analysis to contemporary narratives and symbolic processes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBrain mechanisms involved in the generation of ideas, beliefs, and reasoning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eReinterpretation of modern myths through classical anthropological tools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at students and researchers of anthropology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and the social sciences. It is also of great interest to professionals interested in the intersection between culture, symbolism, and brain processes, as well as to readers with an academic background who seek to understand how the human brain constructs meaning through symbolic narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn integrative perspective that connects neuroscientific findings with classical and contemporary anthropological theories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eMethodological tools for the symbolic analysis of current narratives and cultural processes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA deep understanding of how brain mechanisms shape our everyday beliefs and reasoning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence of the relevance and applicability of structuralist analysis in the study of the human mind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA renewed theoretical framework for addressing the relationship between biology and culture in the production of meaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Data\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: CASTAINGTS TEILLERY, JUAN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: ANTHROPOS EDITORIAL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography, social, group or collective psychology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: AUTORES TEXTOS Y TEMAS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDate of publication: November 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 400\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 470 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rigorous and well-documented work that addresses a topic of growing relevance in contemporary social sciences. The author succeeds in building solid bridges between traditionally separated disciplines, offering a dense but accessible reading for specialists. Its main value lies in demonstrating how neuroscientific findings can enrich and update the analytical tools of symbolic anthropology, opening new avenues of research for those who study the cultural construction of meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTHROPOS EDITORIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53409997554011,"sku":"9788476589953","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978847658995.jpg?v=1781899789","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788476589953","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}