The spell of the sensuous: perception and language in a more than human world

[In this book, the author] draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the charac...

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1. Verfasser: Abram, David 1957- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Vintage Books 1997
Ausgabe:1. Vintage Books ed.
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Zusammenfassung:[In this book, the author] draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which - even at its most abstract - echoes the calls and cries of the earth.
Beschreibung:XII, 326 S.
ISBN:0679776397