Rhythms of the Week And Other Explorations of Time |
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| Author:
| Held, Wolfgang |
| Translator:
| Barton, Matthew |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86315-792-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Floris Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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The week has a remarkable rhythm that does not fit exactly with either the month or the year. Yet most of humanity keeps faith with this sevenfold rhythm. Why did the seven-day week triumph over the many other ways that existed of subdividing the month in ancient times? The answer, as Wolfgang Held shows, is rooted in the human being. Just as ......
The week has a remarkable rhythm that does not fit exactly with either the month or the year. Yet most of humanity keeps faith with this sevenfold rhythm. Why did the seven-day week triumph over the many other ways that existed of subdividing the month in ancient times? The answer, as Wolfgang Held shows, is rooted in the human being. Just as ......