The celestial hunter

By:

Calasso, Roberto

Contributor(s):

Dixon, Richard [Translator]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Allen Lane 2020 UKDescription: 450 p. Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN:

9780241296745

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

201.3 C2C3

Summary: An 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. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/304503/the-celestial-hunter/9780241296752.html

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ahmedabad General Stacks	Non-fiction	201.3 C2C3 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		203049

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Originally published in the Italian language as Cacciatore celeste by Adelphi Edizione

An 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.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/304503/the-celestial-hunter/9780241296752.html

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