The spell of the sensuous
perception and language in a more-than-human world
1st ed.
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Word Count
81,500 words, Guess
Page Count
326 pages
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- Internet Archivespellofsensuousp00abra_0
- ISBN-10067943819X
- ISBN-139780679438199
- LibraryThing28160
- Goodreads930430
Classifications
- DDC128
- LCCBD581 .A25 1996
Description
[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.
First Sentence
LATE ONE EVENING I STEPPED OUT OF MY LITTLE HUT IN THE rice paddies of eastern Bali and found myself falling through space.
Excerpt
LATE ONE EVENING I STEPPED OUT OF MY LITTLE HUT IN THE rice paddies of eastern Bali and found myself falling through space.
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