The Method of Imagination

Sheldon Brown, Luca Tateo

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9781641134712
  9781641134729
• eBook ISBN:
  9781641134736
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
• Index: Psychology

Though many psychological theories refer to imagination as a relevant phenomena, we still lack knowledge about imaginative processes. The book "The Method of Imagination" is aimed at expanding the knowledge about imaginative processes as higher mental function, by starting from the empirical and phenomenological studies.

The volume is an innovative multidisciplinary exploration in the study of imaginative processes as complex phenomena. It covers a wide range of fields, from psychology to sociology, from art and design to marketing and education. The book gathers young and experienced scholars from 6 different countries worldwide, providing a fresh look into the theoretical, methodological and applicative aspects of imagination studies.

The audience for this book includes scholars and students in social and human sciences interested in the study and the use of imaginative processes. The volume can be also used as textbook/integrative reading in undergrad and master courses.

Table of contents

• Cover
• The Method of Imagination
• Innovations in Qualitative Research
• The Method of Imagination
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Introduction: The Method of Imagination
• 1. Imagination as a Method: Intuition, Empathy, and Innovation Within Qualitative Research Practices
• 2. A Textual Political Imagination
• 3. New Wine Into Old Wineskins: Examining Nationalism as a Secular Religion
• 4. Pilgrimage and Imagination: You Can’t Have One Without the Other
• 5. The Reciprocation of Materialized Imagination: Thinking Materiality and Technology Into Everyday Imagination and Engagements
• 6. Searching for the Sense of Suffering: Looking Through the Lens of Enchanted and Disenchanted Worldviews
• 7. Imagination and Wish-Fulfillment: Disneyland Through the Lens of a 5-Year-Old
• 8. “Castle in Box”: How Immersion and Rational Reflection Work Together for Effective Intervention
• 9. The “How” and ‘Why” of Triggered Imagination in Football: Evoking Attitudes of Play, Originality, and Open-Mindedness
• 10. Supporting Imagination in the Context of Work
• 11. Religion as a Form of Everyday Conceptual Thought: Evidence From Orthodox Icons
• 12. The Psychological Imagination of Religion: A Study on Secularization
• 13. Psychology Far Beyond Imagination: The Construction of the Person in the Rites and Rituals for Escorting the Deceased in the Ajatado of Dogbo Culture in Benin
• 14. Faith and Religion as a “Resource of Meaning” in the Care of Rare Disease
• About the Authors