Routledge Symbolic Transformation: Mind in Movement - Routledge

Explore how culture and mind interconnect through symbols in this comprehensive scholarly work from Routledge. This book assembles international scholars to examine the fundamental role symbols play in human thought, action, imagination, feeling, memory and dreaming. Part I establishes a theoretical foundation in semiotics, analysing symbols within speech, images, affect and evolution. Part II investigates how symbolic mediation transforms human experience, examining why visual media and cultural artefacts move us emotionally. By understanding the structure, function and development of symbols, readers gain insight into what it means to be human. This work bridges cognitive psychology, cultural studies and semiotics to provide a robust exploration of social representation and cultural dynamics. Ideal for psychology students, academics and anyone interested in how symbols shape human consciousness and behaviour.