Name: The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
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Author: Abram, David
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World

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Physical Book

Author

David Abram

Publisher

Vintage

Year

1997

Language

English

Pages

368

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3x13.2x2 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN

0679776397

ISBN13

9780679776390

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World "

Winner of the International Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that sustains us. This major work of ecological philosophy startles the senses out of habitual ways of perception. For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patters) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity with the natural world? What will it take for us to recover a sustaining relation with the breathing earth? In The Spell of the Sensuous David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand of magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which--even at its most abstract--echoes the calls and cries of the earth. On every page of this lyrical work, Abram weaves his arguments with a passion, a precision, and an intellectual daring that recall such writers as Loren Eisleley, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez.

David Abram

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Cultural ecologist, geophilosopher, and performance artist. Described as "revolutionary" by the Los Angeles Times, "bold" and "truly original" by Science magazine, David's work has helped catalyze the emergence of several new disciplines, including the burgeoning field of ecopsychology. His essays on the cultural causes and consequences of environmental disorder are published in numerous magazines, academic journals, and anthologies. David, who has received several grants and awards, including the Lannan International Literary Award for Nonfiction, recently held the Arne Naess Chair in Global Justice and Ecology at the University of Oslo in Norway. He is currently a senior visiting scholar in Ecology and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University. A member of Schumacher College in England, David is the founder and creative director of the Alliance for Wild Ethics (AWE).

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