'A poetic, erudite exploration of history and myth' Financial Times
An unforgettable journey through centuries and across cultures to the pivotal moment in evolution - when humans did something that no species had yet tried - when we became the hunter and no longer the prey. Informed by Greek and Egyptian myth, the stories of poets, shamans and gods, Roberto Calasso's expansive exploration of our relationship to animals and sacrifice, encourages us to reframe our understanding of our place in history, and in the world.
'Calasso has created a much discussed original genre for these books ... a dense pastiche of myth, biography, criticism, philosophy, history and minutiae ... woven together by Calasso's unflagging vision' The New Yorker
| ISBN: | 9780241296752 |
| Publication date: | 29th April 2021 |
| Author: | Roberto Calasso |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 464 pages |
| Genres: |
Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology) Philosophical traditions and schools of thought Ancient religions and Mythologies |
'A poetic, erudite exploration of history and myth' Financial Times
An unforgettable journey through centuries and across cultures to the pivotal moment in evolution - when humans did something that no species had yet tried - when we became the hunter and no longer the prey. Informed by Greek and Egyptian myth, the stories of poets, shamans and gods, Roberto Calasso's expansive exploration of our relationship to animals and sacrifice, encourages us to reframe our understanding of our place in history, and in the world.
'Calasso has created a much discussed original genre for these books ... a dense pastiche of myth, biography, criticism, philosophy, history and minutiae ... woven together by Calasso's unflagging vision' The New Yorker
The Celestial Hunter features in the following genres: Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Ancient religions and Mythologies
The Celestial Hunter is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Celestial Hunter was written by Roberto Calasso and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Celestial Hunter has 464 pages
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