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 [2017]
Ausgabe:Twentieth anniversary edition, with a new afterword
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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, 336 Seiten
ISBN:9780679776390
067943819X

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