Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277) and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Where did it all begin? -- 2. The neuroanatomy of emotion -- 3. Language and the human brain -- 4. The other way of using language -- 5. The breakdown of language -- 6. Music and the brain -- 7. Neurotheology 1 : epilepsy -- 8. Neurotheology 2 : other neurological conditions -- 9. God, music, and the poetry of the brain -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 : Brief biographies of some poets with bipolar disorder -- Appendix 2 : Some notable religious poets -- Notes -- References -- Index.
