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The Spell of the Sensuous : Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
The Spell of the Sensuous Perception and Language in a MoreThanHuman World
Author: David Abram
David Abram 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 lan...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679776390
ISBN-10: 0679776397
Publication Date: 2/25/1997
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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