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The Spell of the Sensuous : Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
The Spell of the Sensuous Perception and Language in a MoreThanHuman World Author:David Abram 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 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 lan... more »guage, 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 passion and intellectual daring.« less