The Celestial Hunter
Roberto Calasso
English | 29-04-2021 | 464 pages
9780241296752
Paperback / softback
22,95
Flap / cover copy
An unforgettable journey through centuries and across cultures to the pivotal moment in evolution - when humans did something that no species had yet tried - when we became the hunter and no longer the prey. Informed by Greek and Egyptian myth, the stories of poets, shamans and gods, Roberto Calasso's expansive exploration of our relationship to animals and sacrifice, encourages us to reframe our understanding of our place in history, and in the world.
Description
An unforgettable journey through centuries and across cultures to the pivotal moment in evolution - when humans did something that no species had yet tried - when we became the hunter and no longer the prey. Informed by Greek and Egyptian myth, the stories of poets, shamans and gods, Roberto Calasso's expansive exploration of our relationship to animals and sacrifice, encourages us to reframe our understanding of our place in history, and in the world.
Details
| EAN : | 9780241296752 |
| Editeur : | Penguin Group |
| Publication date : | 29-04-2021 |
| Format : | Paperback / softback |
| common.Language : | English |
| Height : | 198 mm |
| Width : | 129 mm |
| Stock : | To order |
| Pages number : | 464 |