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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 in perfect
harmony with nature by recent New Age adherents. Neither caricature
does justice to the complex world view of the San. Eminent
anthropologists David Lewis-Williams and David Pearce present
instead a balanced view of the spiritual life of this much-studied
people, examining the interplay of their cosmology, myth, ritual,
and art. Integrating archaeological finds, historical accounts,
ethnographic information, and interpretation of rock art, the
authors discuss San cosmic geography, the role of shamans and
mind-altering substances, the ritual of the trance dance, the
legends reproduced on stone, and other intriguing accounts of
other-worldly experiences. From this, Lewis-Williams and Pearce
illuminate the world view of the San, how it plays out in their
society, and how it has been challenged and altered by the modern
world. For students of anthropology, archaeology, religion, and
African studies, this volume will be essential and fascinating
reading.
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 in perfect
harmony with nature by recent New Age adherents. Neither caricature
does justice to the complex world view of the San. Eminent
anthropologists David Lewis-Williams and David Pearce present
instead a balanced view of the spiritual life of this much-studied
people, examining the interplay of their cosmology, myth, ritual,
and art. Integrating archaeological finds, historical accounts,
ethnographic information, and interpretation of rock art, the
authors discuss San cosmic geography, the role of shamans and
mind-altering substances, the ritual of the trance dance, the
legends reproduced on stone, and other intriguing accounts of
other-worldly experiences. From this, Lewis-Williams and Pearce
illuminate the world view of the San, how it plays out in their
society, and how it has been challenged and altered by the modern
world. For students of anthropology, archaeology, religion, and
African studies, this volume will be essential and fascinating
reading.
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