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The Wayward Mind by Guy Claxton - ISBN: 9780349116549
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In this exceptional book, Guy Claxton finally frees the unconscious from its narrow psychoanalytic confines and explores its evolution from the Sun God myths of Ancient Eygpt to the insights of 21st century neuroscience.

The Wayward Mind

An Intimate History of the Unconscious

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  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    3 May 2006

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Summary

The unconscious has had a long and chequered history. For at least the last 4,000 years, societies have concocted comforting fables in the face of the recurrent puzzles of human existence - death, dreaming, madness, possession, inspiration - that invariably rely on some notion of the unconscious. Supernatural ‘fairy stories’ need some internal proxy or contact point through which the influence of demons and spirits can flow. And without such gods and forces, some psychological machinery is ne…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349116549
ISBN-10:0349116547
Author:Guy Claxton, Professor Guy Claxton
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Edition:New edition
Release Date:3 May 2006
Weight:280g
Dimensions:201mm x 280mm x 35mm
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Critics Review

With wit, weird tales and wonderful metaphors, Claxton illuminates the long dark history of the undermind - Susan Blackmore, author of ‘CONSCIOUSNESS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MEME MACHINE

It is hard not to feel enticed by a book with such engaging opening words - Steven Rose, GUARDIAN

For anyone who ever wondered why people can be terrified of harmless things, why tunes get stuck in their head or what happens during hypnosis, this vigorously written, fascinating yet accessible book is a must. - IRISH EXAMINER

Intriguing. - FOCUS

About The Author

Guy Claxton

Guy Claxton is an internationally renowned writer, consultant, lecturer and academic specialising in creativity, education and the mind. He has a double first in Natural Science from Cambridge, a doctorate in psychology from Oxford and has held the post of Visiting Professor in Learning Science at the University of Bristol since 1993.

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