{"product_id":"minds-in-turmoil-collective-psychoses-in-history-religion-and-culture-9798258145895","title":"Minds in Turmoil: Collective Psychoses in History, Religion, and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Valeria Ceretta\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - Social Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy do rational individuals, when part of a group, end up believing the absurd?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat drives an entire community to see miracles in a simple reflection, to empty supermarkets out of sudden anxiety, or worse, to slip into collective delusions capable of destroying lives and institutions?\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, the author explores the most fragile and powerful side of our social nature: \u003cb\u003ecollective psychosis\u003c\/b\u003e. This is not an event confined to history books or religious cults, but a \"biological software\" that is always active in our brains. Through an analysis that intertwines neuroscience, psychology, and current events, this text leads us into the heart of the \"mass mind.\"\u003cbr\u003eFrom the discovery of mirror neurons to the \u003cb\u003e\"echo chambers\"\u003c\/b\u003e of social networks, the journey crosses the places where fear is transformed into certainty: schools turned into theaters of moral panic, digital squares where conspiracy becomes identity, and the halls of power where fear is used as a weapon for consensus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStormy Minds\u003c\/i\u003e (or \u003ci\u003eMenti in tempesta\u003c\/i\u003e) is not just a warning about the dangers of our time, but a necessary call to awareness. In a world moving faster than our ability to understand it, recognizing the mechanisms of collective psychosis is the only way to defend the last bastion of our freedom: \u003cb\u003ecritical thinking\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882850304151,"sku":"9798258145895","price":1506.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798258145895.webp?v=1781097505","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/minds-in-turmoil-collective-psychoses-in-history-religion-and-culture-9798258145895","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}