The Psychology of Imagination – History, Theory and New Research Horizons

The Psychology of ImaginationHistory, Theory and New Research Horizons\nAuthor(s): Brady Wagoner, Ignacio Bresc Luna, Sarah H. Awad\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781681237107, 978-1681237107\nSynopsis\nThis book offers a new approach to imagination which brings its emotional, social, cultural, contextual and existential characteristics to the fore. Fantasy and imagination are understood as the human capacity to distance oneself from the here-and-now situation in order to return to it with new possibilities. To do this we use social-cultural means ([url] language, stories, art, images, etc.) to conceive of imaginary scenarios, some of which may become real.\n\nImagination is involved in every situation of our lives, though to different degrees. Sometimes this process can lead to concrete products ([url] artistic works) that can be picked up and used by others for the purposes of their imagining. Imag.