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Publication details [#55906]
Muller, Cornelia, Sabine C. Koch, Thomas Fuchs and Michela Summa, eds. 2012. Body Memory, Metaphor and Movement. (Advances in Consciousness Research 84). John Benjamins. vii+468 pp.
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English
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Annotation
This interdisciplinary volume contains 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.