Body Memory, Metaphor and Movement (Advances in Consciousness Research)

ISBN 10: 9027213550 / ISBN 13: 9789027213556

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Compan, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Body Memory, Metaphor and Movement (Advances in Consciousness Research)
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Compan
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027213550
• ISBN 13: 9789027213556
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Body Memory, Metaphor and Movement is an interdisciplinary volume with contributions from philosophers, cognitive scientists, and movement therapists. Part one provides the phenomenologically grounded definition of body memory with its different typologies. Part two follows the aim to integrate phenomenology, conceptual metaphor theory, and embodiment approaches from the cognitive sciences for the development of appropriate empirical methods to address body memory. Part three inquires into the forms and effects of therapeutic work with body memory, based on the integration of theory, empirical findings, and clinical applications. It focuses on trauma treatment and the healing power of movement. The book also contributes to metaphor theory, application and research, and therefore addresses metaphor researchers and linguists interested in the embodied grounds of metaphor. Thus, it is of particular interest for researchers from the cognitive sciences, social sciences, and humanities as well as clinical practitioners.