Peterson's first book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, published in 1999, examined several academic fields to describe the structure of systems of beliefs and myths, their role in the regulation of emotion, creation of meaning, and several other topics such as motivation for genocide.
Jeho prvá kniha Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, publikovaná v 1999, preskúmala niekoľko akademických oborov s cieľom opísať štruktúru systémov pre vieru a mýty, ich úlohu v regulácii emócii, vytváranie zmyslu a niekoľko ďalších tém ako motivácia pre genocídu.