• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Searching for Trickster
• Chapter 2: The Silver Tongued Devil Archetypes Where is Science in the Study of Literature? Universal Human Nature Textual Authority vs. Empirical Evidence How Did Language Begin? Chomsky Schema Theory
• Chapter 3: The Tricksterish Brain
• Chapter 4: Evolution
• Chapter 5: The Brain of Sex Sex, Disease, and Competition Displays The Sexiest Animals Ornamental Mind
• Chapter 6: The Brain of Love and War Sexual Selection and Altruism Monogamy? Women and War Civilization and Enslavement of Women Why Love? The Power of Love: Women's Songs of Love from Afghanistan
• Chapter 7: The Brain of Song Music and Language-Common Roots Two Camps Why Did Music and Language Split? Music and Food Sexual Selection for Music Tribal Songs for Every Aspect of Life
• Chapter 8: Ethics The Falacy of the Naturalistic Fallacy: Is-Ought Fairness and Justice in the Animal World
• Chapter 9: Storytelling and the Theory of Mind Unconsciousness & Consciousness Theory of Mind
• Chapter 10: The Brain of God Potheism/Monotheism and the Search for Meaning Why God? What Caused Religion? Origins of Religion Other Explanations
• Chapter 11: The Trickster of Mythology Why Trickster? Trickster Biological Origins
• Chapter 12: A Swath of Trickster Stories from Oral Literature Sex, Desire, and the Body Some Trickster Stories from Around the World Coyote Marries a Man (Plains Cree, North America) A Contest for Wives (Cochiti, North America) Legba (Fon, West Africa) Coyote Visits the Women (Assiniboine, North America) Coyote and His Anus (Nez Perce, North America) The Trickster Myth (Winnebago, North America) excerpts Uncle Tompa (Tibet) Namaranganin (Aborigine, Australia) Coyote Sleeps with His Own Daughters (Southern Ute, North America) How Kwaku Ananse Got Aso in Marriage (Ashanti, Africa) Coyote Keeps his Dead Wife's Genitals (Lipan Apache, North America)
• Chapter 13: Female Tricksters Evil Woman Trickster Stories The Toothed Vagina (Yurok, North America) Teeth in the Wrong Place (Ponca-Otoe, North America) The Witch Wife (Colombia) Proverbs 5, 3-8 (Hebrew) Clever/Good Women Trickster Stories Old Man Coyote Meets Coyote Woman (Blackfoot, North America) The Most Precious Thing in the World (Hebrew) The Clever Daughter-in-Law (Kanda, India) The Wife who Refused to be Beaten (Kashmiri, India) One More Use for Artists (Gujerti, India) The Faithful Wife and the Woman Warrior (Tiwa, North America) A Pueblo tale featuring Apache characters Iktome Sleeps with His Wife by Mistake (Brule Sioux, North America)
• Chapter 14: Literary Filters
• Chapter 15: Music and the Trickster Literary Filters Music and the Trickster Singing the World Into Being: Creation Stories with Song Apache Creation Story (North America) Creation Story (Hopi, North America) Bunjil The Creator #1 (Aboriginal, Australian) Dine (or Navajo) (North America) Mythic Trickster Musicians and Singers Ajapa and the Roasted-Peanut Seller (Yoruba, Africa) Coyote Giving (Paiute, North America) Hermes (Greek) Hanuman (India) The Zande Trickster, Tule-- The Bushman (Africa)
• Chapter 16: A Swath of Other Trickster Stories from Around the World The Wonderful Tar Baby Story (African American) John (African American) How the Wicked Tanuki was Punished (Japan) Fox and Snake-Good is Repaid with Evil (Venezuela) Sun Wu-K'Ung, The Monkey King (China) Dionysus (Greek) The Wanderings of Dionysus (Greek) Prometheus (Greek) Pandora (Greek) Orpheus (Greek) Coyote and the Shadow People (Nez Perce, America) The Infancy Gospel of Thomas (Apocrophy Gospel, 2nd century) Jesus Child (Quichua, Ecuador) Jesus Christ (Cakchiquel Maya (Guatemala)/ Matias Sicajan) We-Gyet (`Ksan, Northwest Coast)
• Chapter 17: The Trickster Personified The Heyoka Ceremony Buddhist Clowns Jewish and Christian Clowns Other Clowns Islamic Clown Jesters Kannada-- Tamil-- Telugu (India) How Tamali Rama Became A Jester (India) Tamali Rama Recites Story of Ramayna (India) Tyll Ulenspiegel's Merry Prank (Germany) Quevedo and the King (Mexico)
• Chapter 18: Blues & Courting Tricksters
• Chapter 19: Trickster in Written Literature
• Chapter 20: Trickster Was Wandering.
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The Trickster Brain: Neuroscience, Evolution, and Nature by David Williams looks at literature from an evolutionary, biological, and neurological perspective. He uses the Trickster character as he/she appears across cultures to demonstrate how stories reveal universal aspects of the biological mind. Williams brings together science and the humanities, demonstrating a critical way of approaching literature that incorporates scientific thought.
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• dl {padding-left: 20px-- margin: 0--} ol {margin:0-- padding-left: 40px--} .contributor {padding-left: 20px-- font-style:italic--} Foreword: I Ran with a Zombie Andrew Cartmel Introduction: What Can Zombies Teach Us About Mathematics? Robert Smith? * The Viral Spread of a Zombie Media Story Robert Smith? * The Undead: A Plague on Humanity or a Powerful New Tool for Epidemiological Research? Jane M. Heffernan and Derek J. Wilson * When Zombies Attack! Alternate Ending Phil Munz * When Humans Strike Back! Adaptive Strategies for Zombie Attacks Bard Ermentrout and Kyle Ermentrout * Increasing Survivability in a Zombie Epidemic Ben Tippett * How Long Can We Survive? Thomas E. Woolley, Ruth E. Baker, Eamonn A. Gaffney and Philip K. Maini * Demographics of Zombies in the United States Daniel Zelterman * Is It Safe to Go Out Yet? Statistical Inference in a Zombie Outbreak Model Ben Calderhead, Mark Girolami and Desmond J. Higham * The Social Zombie: Modelling Undead Outbreaks on Social Networks Laurent Hebert-Dufresne, Vincent Marceau, Pierre-Andre Noel, Antoine Allard and Louis J. Dube * Zombie Infection Warning System Based on Fuzzy Decision-Making Micael S. Couceiro, Carlos M. Figueiredo, J. Miguel A. Luz and Michael J. Delorme * Is There a Zombicidal Maniac Near You? You'd Better Hope So! Nick Beeton, Alex Hoare and Brody Walker * Zombies in the City: A NetLogo Model Jennifer Badham and Judy-Anne Osborn * An Evolvable Linear Representation for Simulating Government Policy in Zombie Outbreaks Daniel Ashlock, Joseph Alexander Brown and Clinton Innes * Baneling Dynamics in Legend of the Seeker Gergely Rost * The Zombie Swarm: Epidemics in the Presence of Social Attraction and Repulsion Evelyn Sander and Chad M. Topaz Conclusion Robert Smith? Contributors Afterword.
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You're outnumbered, in fear for your life, surrounded by flesh eating zombies. What can save you now? Mathematics, of course. Mathematical Modelling of Zombies engages the imagination to illustrate the power of mathematical modelling. Using zombies as a "hook, " you'll learn how mathematics can predict the unpredictable. In order to be prepared for the apocalypse, you'll need mathematical models, differential equations, statistical estimations, discretetime models, and adaptive strategies for zombie attacks-as well as baseball bats and Dire Straits records (latter two items not included). In Mathematical Modelling of Zombies, Robert Smith? brings together a highly skilled team of contributors to fend off a zombie uprising. You'll also learn how modelling can advise government policy, how theoretical results can be communicated to a nonmathematical audience and how models can be formulated with only limited information. A forward by Andrew Cartmel-former script editor of Doctor Who, author, zombie fan and all-round famous person in science-fiction circles-even provides a genealogy of the undead. By understanding how to combat zombies, readers will be introduced to a wide variety of modelling techniques that are applicable to other real-world issues (biology, epidemiology, medicine, public health, etc.). So if the zombies turn up, reach for this book. The future of the human race may depend on it.
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Birds have been part of our culture for thousands of years. They have inspired poets and painters, and feature in many legends and place names. Here Niall Mac Coitir provides a comprehensive look at the mythology, legends and folklore of Irish birds, both wild and domestic. He presents various aspects of bird folklore, such as fairy birds, birds of notable song or beauty, birds in the Brehon Laws and in early Irish poetry, and legends, such as the Children of Lir being turned into swans and how the banshee often appeared in the form of a crow, are featured. The birds are presented in seasonal order based either on their migratory habits, for example the cuckoo in summer, or on their cultural associations, such as the robin at Christmas. Also explored is how birds are often powerful symbols of various virtues and qualities, such as the goose, which is a symbol of watchfulness and bravery.Written with imagination and enthusiasm, this mix of natural history, mythology and folklore will entertain and enlighten all interested in the birds of Ireland.
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Niall Mac Coitir brings to life the myths, legends and folklore associated with native Irish trees, much of which persists to this day. Two main themes emerge: the tree as a marker of important places such as royal sites or holy wells, and the role of trees as sources of magical power in folk customs and traditions, such as carrying a blackthorn sta. when out walking at night to ward off evil spirits. Beautifully illustrated and imaginatively written, this mix of natural history, mythology and folklore will entertain and enlighten all interested in Ireland's trees.
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Ireland's wild plants have been part of our culture and folklore from the earliest times, featuring in the Brehon Laws, early Irish poetry and herbal medicine. Plants are described in seasonal order and different aspects are examined: their roles in magical protection, charms and spells, emblems in children's games, Irish place names and folklore. This beautifully illustrated and comprehensive compilation of natural history, mythology and folklore will entertain and enlighten all interested in the wild plants of Ireland.
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Here is a rich collection of folklore, mythology, and tall tales concerning dogs. These provide a fascinating insight into the way in which humans think about dogs, and our emotional bond to our pets. The various stories include some that are spooky, some that are funny - and some that engage the same part of the mind that we use when reading detective stories, trying to figure out what is going to happen next, or solve a puzzle.The stories come from all over the world, and from many different time periods. In these captivating tales you can meet historical figures, such as George Washington and Davy Crockett, and mythical beings such as Paul Bunyan, the god Zeus and the hero Odysseus, and find out how dogs make up part of their stories. Find out how the Dalmatian got his spots, and why Basenjis don't bark. Learn whether there are dogs in heaven, and if the devil might have a dog.Facts, history, humor, and mysteries all blend together in this engaging collection of dog stories.
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