Inner theatres of good and evil
Subtitle: the mind's staging of gods, angels and devils
By: Mark Pizzato
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780786442607
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the brain's evolving theatre; title: Neural and prehistoric signs of the divine; title: Ancient animal and human deities; title: One medieval god-with his angels and devils; title: From renaissance rebirths to postmodern experiments; title: Cosmic forces on the movie screen; title: Millennium in the home theatre; title: Conclusion : more morality?