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Deciphering ancient minds : the mystery of San Bushman rock art / David Lewis-Williams and Sam Challis.
Goes to the heart of contemporary arguments about the "primitive" and the "modern" minds, and draws new social, anthropological, and ethnographic conclusions about the nature of ancient societies.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780500051696
- ISBN: 0500051690
- Physical Description: 224 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, c2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-218) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Back in time -- Dance of life, dance of death -- 'These are sorcery's things' -- Discovering rain -- Capturing rain -- Truth hidden in error -- The imagistic web of myth -- Into the unknown -- 'Simple' people?. |
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| Subject: | Art, San > Themes, motives. Rock paintings > Africa, Southern. Petroglyphs > Africa, Southern. San (African people) > Religion. Africa, Southern > Antiquities. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | GN 865 .S5 L49 2011 | 30543133 | General Collection | Available | - |