থেকে Periyakurukkai, Tamil Nadu, India
Ensayo magistral sobre la forma en que el pensamiento burgues se arraigo en la mentalidad la edad media, ameno, denota la capacidad de este historiador de las mentalidades, no en vano considerado uno de las cumbres del pensamiento latinoamericano.
A hard read. If that scares you off, then don't bother. But this books repays the effort if you give it. This looks at the development of human consciousness and art in the Stone Age people. Working with what little we have of theirs (cave paintings, tools, etc.), David Lewis-Williams works to broaden our sense of the psychology and experience of the neolithic people. The difference between these Cro-Magnon people (our ancestors) and the Neanderthals(not our ancestors) lies in the consciousness and neurological make-up. The origin of shamanistic trances and practices lies back here in the Stone Age. As I said, a hard read, but I found it fascinating and went looking for more.
Worth it just for the recipe of Kraft dinner with hot dogs cut into it.