This review illustrates the relevance of shamanism and its evolution under effects of
psilocybin as a framework for identifying evolved aspects of psychedelic set and setting …

This book provides a cutting-edge introduction to cross-cultural pragmatics, a field
encompassing the study of language use across linguacultures. Cross-Cultural Pragmatics …

AI has captured the artworld, and, and, progressively, is reshaping the way humans interact
with various forms of media. Computer-generated art sells for millions at auctions; artists …

Music and psychedelics have been intertwined throughout the existence of Homo sapiens,
from the early shamanic rituals of the Americas and Africa to the modern use of psychedelic …

Human beings have constantly told stories, presented events and placed the world into
narrative form. This activity suggests a very basic way of looking at the world, yet, this book …

The Artful Species explores the idea that our aesthetic responses and art behaviors are
connected to our evolved human nature. Our humanoid forerunners displayed aesthetic …

Ethos and Narrative Interpretation examines the fruitfulness of the concept of ethos for the
theory and analysis of literary narrative. The notion of ethos refers to the broadly persuasive …

'A focus on the body, its actions, and its cognitive mechanisms identifies... foundational
principles of activity that link the three elements of theatre; Story, Space, and Time. The three …

Neuropharmacological effects of psychedelics have profound cognitive, emotional, and
social effects that inspired the development of cultures and religions worldwide. Findings …

Since the late 1950s, a number of once distinct areas in psychology and philosophy have
gradually gathered under what might be called a cognitive umbrella or canopy. After …