An Instinct for DragonsFire-breathing, scale-flashing, wing-flapping, and tail-lashing - how do people from different cultures all have similar depictions of a fantastic reptilian monster which never existed? That is, if the dragon is pure imagination how do we account for the universality of its appearance and characteristics from Africa, to Europe, to Asia. So, why does a dragon look like a dragon the world over? David Jones finds the answer by searching for the biological and evolutionary basis for the dragon through time and space. Characterized by elegant writing and an international scope, Jones's account is unique. |
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Índice
Introduction | 1 |
The Monkey Hunters | 25 |
Running from Certain Shadows | 39 |
Red Tooth Red Claw | 47 |
How Time Makes a Dragon | 55 |
Why Dragons Breathe Fire | 73 |
Time of the Dragon Slayers | 95 |
Fate of the Dragons | 113 |
Tree of Life and the Three Sacred Realms | 121 |
More Tales of the Great Worm | 135 |
| 177 | |
| 185 | |
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Términos y frases comunes
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| Título | An Instinct for Dragons |
| Autor | David E. Jones |
| Edición | ilustrada, reimpresa |
| Editor | Psychology Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0415937299, 9780415937290 |
| N.º de páginas | 188 páginas |
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