El arte que se creó en las profundidades de las cuevas de Europa occidental a finales del periodo glacial produce admiración y asombro a partes iguales. ¿Qué nos dicen los animales y los símbolos pintados sobre las pared...
Sirviéndose de los estudios y descubrimientos más recientes, los autores relacionan hábilmente la consciencia, la imaginería y los sistemas de creencias humanos para proponer nuevas y estimulantes teorías sobre las causa...
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...
The author combines a lifetime of anthropological research with the most recent neurological insights in this text. Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are interwoven with the self-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries and research.
The voices of long-dead San people speak to us about their lives and beliefs. We are given glimpses into their thought-world; we hear them tell of their tormented lives as they encountered colonists; we listen to them recounting myths and beliefs.