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The Mind in the Cave
David J. Lewis-Williams
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Description for The Mind in the Cave
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 320 pages, 94 illustrations, 27 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 85 x 32. Weight in Grams: 624.
What does the breathtakingly beautiful art depicted on the walls of caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet and Altamira, tell us about the nature of the ancestral mind? How did these images spring, seemingly from nowhere into the human story? The Mind in the Cave puts forward the most plausible explanation yet proposed for the origins of image-making and art. This is a masterful piece of detective work, casting light on the darkest mysteries of our earliest ancestors and on the nature of our own consciousness and experience.
What does the breathtakingly beautiful art depicted on the walls of caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet and Altamira, tell us about the nature of the ancestral mind? How did these images spring, seemingly from nowhere into the human story? The Mind in the Cave puts forward the most plausible explanation yet proposed for the origins of image-making and art. This is a masterful piece of detective work, casting light on the darkest mysteries of our earliest ancestors and on the nature of our own consciousness and experience.
Product Details
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500284650
SKU
V9780500284650
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About David J. Lewis-Williams
David Lewis-Williams is Professor Emeritus and Senior Mentor in the Rock Art Research Institute, University of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg. Among his books are The Mind in the Cave, Inside the Neolithic Mind (with David Pearce) and The Shamans of Prehistory (with Jean Clottes).
Reviews for The Mind in the Cave
'A fascinating and closely argued analysis' - Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge 'A thorough, accessible and beautifully illustrated history of the origins of art based on anthropological and neurological research' - Observer 'A masterly piece of detective work' - Sunday Telegraph 'A genuine masterpiece' - Jean Clottes 'The most comprehensive and convincing explanation for the cave art in Europe so ... Read more