{"product_id":"the-origins-of-monsters-9780691159041","title":"The Origins of Monsters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan cognitive science explain the potency of such images? Does evolutionary psychology hold a key to understanding the transmission of symbols? How is our making and perception of images influenced by institutions and technologies? This title deals with these questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Few archaeologists would venture into as many regions or across as many disciplinary boundaries as David Wengrow does in his eloquent and ambition analysis.\"--Christina Riggs, Times Literary Supplement \"The Origins of Monsters is a fascinating exposition of the archaeology of the ancient world as a topic that has current resonance. Well written and presented, wonderfully informed and confident, it is well placed to achieve Wengrow's worthy ambition to start a particular dialogue between disciplinary approaches to the topic of monsters.\"--Michael Punt, Leonardo Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations xi  Acknowledgments xv  Introduction 1  1 Image and Economy in the Ancient World: The Bronze Age of Mikhail Rostovtzeff 8  2 Materials for an Epidemiology of Culture 19  3 The Hidden Shaman: Fictive Anatomy in Paleolithic and Neolithic Art 33  4 Urban Creations: The Cultural Ecology of Composite Animals 50  5 Counterintuitive Images and the Mechanical Arts 74  6 Modes of Image Transfer: Transformative, Integrative, Protective 88  CONCLUSION Persistent, but Not Primordial: Emergent Properties of Cognition 108  Notes 113  References 133  Index 161","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865529299287,"sku":"9780691159041","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-origins-of-monsters-9780691159041","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}