The Global Origins Of Psychology (A New History Of Western Psychology) - 9781032499451

This book offers a historical introduction to the remote origins of psychology, and is the first book in a series on the history of the subject. Combining a deep history approach with study of ancient civilisations, it places psychology in a historical and global context. Supported by rigorous academic research, the author traces the prehistory of psychology - in its Greek components of psyche and logos - through the global Neolithic and the Bronze Age. The author first develops a toolkit deconstructing the writing of history, modern psychology, and the analysis of culture, and introducing theories from neuroscience and cultural psychology that can be tested against the data. He then takes readers on a journey back in time, from the borders of the climatic envelope of the Holocene towards the present, through Ancient Iraq, Egypt, Israel, and China. Each chapter deepens the reader's understanding of psychology in its global context outside the boundaries of Western culture. In so doing, the book offers a post-colonial re-narration showing that the story of psychology is wider and deeper than many contemporary origin stories suggest. Presented in an accessible manner, this is an excellent resource for students of psychology, philosophy, history, linguistics, archaeology, and anthropology, as well as general readers who want to learn more about the origins of this fascinating subject.

• | Author: Richard. Valentine
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Oct 13, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 280 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1032499451
• | ISBN-13: 9781032499451