Blood Rush

Blood Rush
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9781789142433
ISBN-13 : 1789142431
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Book Synopsis Blood Rush by : Jan Verplaetse

Download or read book Blood Rush written by Jan Verplaetse and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young man, Jan Verplaetse saw a hare suspended from a meat hook, skinned and gutted. What struck him so forcefully at the time was not the animal itself, but the blood gently dripping from its mouth. His reaction prompted the start of a quest he undertakes in this book: to investigate our fascination with blood, the most vital of fluids. Blood Rush shows how, throughout history, blood has had the capacity to intoxicate us, to the point that we lose ourselves, whether in violence, through hunting, fighting, or killing, or in the vicarious thrill of watching sporting events, horror films, or video games. Are these feelings physical, or in our imagination? Where does the magic of blood come from? In his deeply researched and provocative narrative, Verplaetse moves from antiquity to the present, from magic to experimental psychology, from philosophy to religion and scientific discoveries, to demonstrate why blood at once attracts and repels us.


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