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An Instinct for Dragons

David E. Jones

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Stuff You Should Know

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It was discussed as a book about dragons across cultures, suggesting a theory that humans' fear of snakes, cats, and eagles evolved into the dragon myth.

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And there's a book called An Instinct for Dragons written by an anthropologist named David E. Jones about dragons and dragons throughout cultures and across cultures.

— Episode: Dragons: As Real as Mermaids

Episode: Dragons: As Real as Mermaids

It was discussed as a book about dragons across cultures, suggesting a theory that humans' fear of snakes, cats, and eagles evolved into the dragon myth.

"

And there's a book called An Instinct for Dragons written by an anthropologist named David E. Jones about dragons and dragons throughout cultures and across cultures.

Episode: Dragons: As Real as Mermaids

It was discussed as a book that explores the theory that humans evolved with a fear of three predators, which became the basis of dragon mythology across cultures.

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And there's a book called An Instinct for Dragons written by an anthropologist named David E. Jones about dragons and dragons throughout cultures and across cultures.

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

Peterson cited the work as a useful source for explaining the evolutionary roots of the dragon archetype, describing it as a composite of predator traits.

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There's a book that I found very useful in my analysis of such things called An Instinct for Dragons by a man named David E. Jones.

— Episode: 566. The Moral of the Story With JBP: Th...

Episode: 566. The Moral of the Story With JBP: There's No S...

Peterson cited the work as a useful source for explaining the evolutionary roots of the dragon archetype, describing it as a composite of predator traits.

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There's a book that I found very useful in my analysis of such things called An Instinct for Dragons by a man named David E. Jones.

Episode: 566. The Moral of the Story With JBP: There's No S...

Peterson mentioned the book as a useful reference that offers an evolutionary explanation for the dragon concept, citing it to support his discussion of predator motifs in myth.

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There's a book that I found very useful in my analysis of such things called An Instinct for Dragons by a man named David E. Jones.

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