ISBN: 9780887849695

Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In The Wayfinders, renowned anthropologist, winner of the prestigious Samuel Johnson P… More...

Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In The Wayfinders, renowned anthropologist, winner of the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world's indigenous cultures. In Polynesia we set sail with navigators whose ancestors settled the Pacific ten centuries before Christ. In the Amazon we meet the descendants of a true lost civilization, the Peoples of the Anaconda. In the Andes we discover that the earth really is alive, while in Australia we experience Dreamtime, the all-embracing philosophy of the first humans to walk out of Africa. We then travel to Nepal, where we encounter a wisdom hero, a Bodhisattva, who emerges from forty-five years of Buddhist retreat and solitude. And finally we settle in Borneo, where the last rainforest nomads struggle to survive. Understanding the lessons of this journey will be our mission for the next century. For at risk is the human legacy -- a vast archive of knowledge and expertise, a catalogue of the imagination. Rediscovering a new appreciation for the diversity of the human spirit, as expressed by culture, is among the central challenges of our time. Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World House of Anansi Press Cultural & Social Anthropology DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Social Sciences, House of Anansi Press Inc<

2009, ISBN: 9780887849695

House of Anansi Press, Kindle Ausgabe, 152 Seiten, Publiziert: 2009-10-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 835873, Anthropologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kat… More...

House of Anansi Press, Kindle Ausgabe, 152 Seiten, Publiziert: 2009-10-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 835873, Anthropologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Ethnographie, Umweltwissenschaft, Naturwissenschaft & Mathematik, Fachbücher, Ökologie Allgemein, Umwelt & Ökologie, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Politik & Sozialwissenschaften, Fremdsprachige eBooks, Kindle eBooks, Kindle-Shop, Wissenschaft & Natur, Englische eBooks, Nach Sprache, Sachbücher, Ethnologie, Besondere Gruppen, Outdoor, Umwelt & Natur, Format: Kindle eBook, House of Anansi Press, 2009<

ISBN: 9780887849695

Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In The Wayfinders, renowned anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residen… More...

Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In The Wayfinders, renowned anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling jour Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In The Wayfinders, renowned anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling jour Business & Industrial > Science & Laboratory, House of Anansi Press<

2009, ISBN: 9780887849695

House of Anansi Press, Kindle Edition, 152 Seiten, Publiziert: 2009-10-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 4013122, Science, Nature & Maths, Subjects, Bo… More...

House of Anansi Press, Kindle Edition, 152 Seiten, Publiziert: 2009-10-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 4013122, Science, Nature & Maths, Subjects, Books, Social & Cultural, Anthropology, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Multicultural Studies, Ethnography, Politics & Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Environment, Science & Maths, Format: Kindle eBook, House of Anansi Press, 2009<

2009, ISBN: 9780887849695

House of Anansi Press, Kindle Edition, 152 Seiten, Publiziert: 2009-10-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 1117393, Ecology, Biological Sciences, Science… More...

House of Anansi Press, Kindle Edition, 152 Seiten, Publiziert: 2009-10-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 1117393, Ecology, Biological Sciences, Science & Math, Subjects, Books, Ethnic Studies, Politics & Social Sciences, Cultural, Anthropology, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Special Groups, Environment, Format: Kindle eBook, House of Anansi Press, 2009<