Alondra Oubre

Instinct and Revelation

Reflections on the Origins of Numinous Perception

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating study revolves around the hypothesis that ritual behaviour and imaginitive awareness in early hominids may have helped to spawn the evolution of the human brain and of human consciousness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9789056995287
• ISBN-10: 9056995286
• Artikelnr.: 35950765

Autorenporträt

Alondra Oubre

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: The Dawn of Consciousness, Culture, and the Numinous Mind
2: The Hominid Journey: An Odyssey Through Human Evolution
3: The Hominid Brain: The Emergence of the "Two Pound Universe"
4: The Numinous Mind in Evolutionary Perspective
5: The Nectar of Chant: The Vocal Path to Encephalization