San Spirituality Roots, Expression, and Social Consequences |
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| Author:
| Lewis-Williams, David J.
Pearce, D. G. |
| Series title: | African Archaeology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7591-0431-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | AltaMira Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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At the intersection between western culture and Africa, we find the San people of the Kalahari desert. Once called Bushmen, the San have survived many characterizations-from pre-human animals by the early European colonials, to aboriginal conservationists in perfect harmony with nature by recent New Age adherents. Neither caricature does justice to the complex world view of the San. Eminent anthropologists David Lewis-Williams and David Pearce present a instead balanced view of the...
More DescriptionAt the intersection between western culture and Africa, we find the San people of the Kalahari desert. Once called Bushmen, the San have survived many characterizations-from pre-human animals by the early European colonials, to aboriginal conservationists in perfect harmony with nature by recent New Age adherents. Neither caricature does justice to the complex world view of the San. Eminent anthropologists David Lewis-Williams and David Pearce present a instead balanced view of the spiritual life of this much-studied people, examining the interplay of their cosmology, myth, ritual, and art.