Description
| Product ID: | 9780241296752 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Celestial Hunter |
| Authors: | Author: Roberto Calasso |
| Page Count: | 464 |
| Subjects: | Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Indigenous religions, spiritual beliefs and mythologies of the Americas, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Ancient religions & mythologies, Folklore, myths & legends |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'A poetic, erudite exploration of history and myth' Financial TimesAn 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. 'Calasso has created a much discussed original genre for these books ... a dense pastiche of myth, biography, criticism, philosophy, history and minutiae ... woven together by Calasso's unflagging vision' The New Yorker ''A poetic, erudite exploration of history and myth'' Financial Times |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-04-29 |
