San Spirituality
Download or Read eBook San Spirituality PDF written by J. David Lewis-Williams and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2004 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : J. David Lewis-Williams |
Publisher | : Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 0759104328 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780759104327 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis San Spirituality by : J. David Lewis-Williams
Book excerpt: 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 spiritual life of this much-studied people, examining the interplay of their cosmology, myth, ritual, and art.