The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind and BodyThe development of language was one of the key factors that enabled the emergence of the modern mind, with its seemingly unlimited powers of imagination, curiosity and invention. It is one of the things that makes us human and, whether gestural, written or spoken, allows us to communicate ideas from the most mundane to the most profound. But while the origins of language have provoked furious debate, those of music- our other major vocal and aural communication system have been oddly neglected, and though many have picked at the puzzle, its evolutionary significance has often been dismissed.
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The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind, and Body Steven J. Mithen Limited preview - 2006 |
The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind and Body Steven Mithen No preview available - 2011 |
The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind and Body Steven Mithen No preview available - 2011 |