Books Related to Jaynes's Bicameral Mind Theory
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Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness: Julian Jaynes's Bicameral Mind Theory Revisited
Kuijsten, Marcel (ed.)
Julian Jaynes Society, 2006
"In this book Marcel Kuijsten and his colleagues have integrated a quintessential collection of original thoughts concerning Jaynes’s concepts as well as some of Jaynes's original essays. I have rarely read a manuscript that so eloquently and elegantly examines a complex and pervasive phenomenon. The contributors of this volume have integrated the concepts of psychology, anthropology, archaeology, theology, philosophy, the history of science, and modern neuroscience with such clarity it should be considered an essential text for any student of human experience."
— from the Foreword by Dr. Michael A. Persinger, Professor of
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biomolecular Sciences Program, Laurentian University
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Top 5 Related Books/Recommended Reading
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Ancient Civilizations (other than Greece)
Jaynes cites evidence from a variety of ancient civilizations to support his theory of the bicameral mind and the transition to consciousness.
Ancient Greece / Analysis of Homeric Literature
Evidence from the ancient Greeks and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are important to Jaynes's theory.
Consciousness
The discussion of consciousness by other authors.
Hallucinations
Books on hallucinations, a vestige of the bicameral mind.
Homer's Iliad
A complete translation of Homer's Iliad with passages cited by Jaynes highlighted.
Hypnosis
Books on hypnosis, a vestige of the bicameral mind.
Neuroscience, Brain Hemisphere Differences & Related Topics
Neuroscience books related to Jaynes's theory.
Novels
Fiction by Neal Stephenson and others that incorporates aspects of Jaynes's theory in the stories.
The Old Testament
Analysis of the Old Testament.
Primitive Societies
Books on primitive societies, which show evidence of bicamerality.
Prophecy, Divination, Possession, and Trance States
Books discussing possession and altered states of consciousness.
Schizophrenia
Books on schizophrenia, a vestige of the bicameral mind.
