San Spirituality: Roots, Expression, and Social Consequences

by James David Lewis-Williams, J.David Lewis-Williams, D.G. Pearce, et al.

Book Overview

At the intersection between western culture and Africa, we find the San people of the Kalahari desert. Once called Bushmen, the San have survived many characterizations-from pre-human animals by the early European colonials, to aboriginal conservationists in perfect harmony with nature by recent New Age adherents. Neither caricature does justice to the complex world view of the San. Eminent anthropologists David Lewis-Williams and David Pearce present...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759104328
• ISBN13: 9780759104327
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"