Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief

Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist, philosopher, a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, and the author of the global bestseller "12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos." Why do different cultures and epochs have myths and beliefs that are similar in structure? What does this similarity tell us about human consciousness and the structure of the world itself? In answering these questions, Jordan Peterson establishes a connection between mythological representations of the cosmos and what modern science knows about the brain. The author's innovative theory combines neuropsychology, cognitive theories, Freudian and Jungian approaches to mythology and narrative. "Maps of Meaning" refutes the notion of the primitiveness of mythological consciousness in comparison with scientific thinking and reveals deep significance and wisdom in myths for the modern critical mind. This edition is the first foundational work of the famous scholar, in which his original theory is presented most comprehensively.