The spell of the sensuous
perception and language in a more-than-human world
By David Abram
"The spell of the sensuous" was published by Pantheon Books in 1996 - New York, it has 326 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The spell of the sensuous” Metadata:
- Title: The spell of the sensuous
- Author: David Abram
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 326
- Publisher: Pantheon Books
- Publish Date: 1996
- Publish Location: New York
“The spell of the sensuous” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Human ecology - Wahrnehmung - Sense (Philosophy) - Philosophy of nature - Perception (Philosophy) - Human body (Philosophy) - Humanökologie - Körper - Naturphilosophie - Natuurfilosofie - Philosophie - Body, Human (Philosophy) - Perception - Philosophie de la nature - Corps humain (Philosophie) - Sensibilité (Philosophie) - Perception (Philosophie) - Écologie humaine - PHILOSOPHY - Movements - Humanism - Kognition - Natur - Sprache
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: xii, 326 p. ;
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL795615M - OL15845262W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 32819541
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 95031466
- ISBN-13: 9780679438199 - 9780679776390
- ISBN-10: 067943819X
- All ISBNs: 067943819X - 9780679438199 - 9780679776390
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LATE ONE EVENING I STEPPED OUT OF MY LITTLE HUT IN THE rice paddies of eastern Bali and found myself falling through space.
"The spell of the sensuous" Description:
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[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
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