These stories spoke very differently to their original audience
than they do to us, and they reflect a radically distinct
understanding of reality and the human mind. Yet over the course of
the thousand-year Biblical era, encounters with God changed
dramatically. As James L. Kugel argues, this transition allows us
to glimpse a massive shift in human experience as the modern,
Western idea of the individual is born. In this landmark work,
Kugel fuses revelatory close readings of ancient texts with modern
scholarship from a range of fields, including neuroscience,
anthropology, psychology, and archaeology, to explain the origins
of belief, monotheism, worship, divine omniscience, and - crucially
- the human sense of self. In the tradition of books such as The
Swerve and The Better Angels of Our Nature,The Great Shift tells
the story of a revolution in human consciousness and the
enchantment of everyday life. This book will make believers and
seekers think differently not just about the Bible but about the
entire history of the human imagination.
General
| Imprint: |
HarperOne
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2018 |
| Authors: |
James L Kugel
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 135 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
496 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-328-50592-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-328-50592-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781328505927 |
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