The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art by David Lewis-Willia

Description: The Mind in the Cave by David Lewis-Williams The author combines a lifetime of anthropological research with the most recent neurological insights in this text. Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are interwoven with the self-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries and research. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What does the breathtakingly beautiful art depicted on the walls of caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet and Altamira, tell us about the nature of the ancestral mind? How did these images spring, seemingly from nowhere into the human story?The Mind in the Cave puts forward the most plausible explanation yet proposed for the origins of image-making and art. This is a masterful piece of detective work, casting light on the darkest mysteries of our earliest ancestors and on the nature of our own consciousness and experience. Notes Stunning artwork created inside the caves of western Europe in the late Ice Age. 94 illus. Author Biography David Lewis-Williams is Professor Emeritus and Senior Mentor in the Rock Art Research Institute, University of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg. Among his books are The Mind in the Cave, Inside the Neolithic Mind (with David Pearce) and The Shamans of Prehistory (with Jean Clottes). Table of Contents Preface; Three Time-Bytes; 1. Discovering Human Antiquity; 2 Seeking Answers; 3. Creative Illusion; 4. The Matter of the Mind; 5. Case Study 1: Southern African San Rock Art; 6. Case Study 2: North American Rock Art; 7. An Origin of Image-Making; 8. The Cave in the Mind; 9. Cave and Community; 10. Cave and Conflict Review It is hard to praise this book too highly. I have read nothing more fascinating all year - John Carey, Sunday TimesThe most comprehensive and convincing explanation for the cave art in Europe so far - Chris Stringer, Evening StandardA genuine masterpiece - Jean ClottesA masterly piece of detective work - Sunday TelegraphA thorough, accessible and beautifully illustrated history of the origins of art based on anthropological and neurological research - ObserverA fascinating and closely argued analysis - Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge Promotional An intellectual adventure story, built around the quest to understand the nature of human consciousness and the dawning of art Kirkus UK Review The cave art of Europe and the Americas has fascinated and intrigued anthropologists and art lovers for decades. Since the discovery of Upper Palaeolithic art in the mid-nineteenth century, the ochre figure of the running bison has become a symbol for the human race in transition: the first step out of Neanderthal darkness and the first sign of the modern mind at work. The Mind in the Cave explores the beginnings of a consciousness capable of representational imagery and investigates the societies and environmental conditions which produced it. Drawing on disciplines as diverse as biology, religion, psychology and Marxism, Lewis-Williams presents comprehensive and fascinating arguments for the development of primitive societies from their art and social structure to their agriculture and mythology. This is a lovingly researched, carefully organised and brilliantly argued work, full of unusual detail and convincing explanation. A classic in the fields of art and anthropology. (Kirkus UK) Promotional "Headline" An intellectual adventure story, built around the quest to understand the nature of human consciousness and the dawning of art Details ISBN0500284652 Author David Lewis-Williams Short Title MIND IN THE CAVE Pages 320 Language English ISBN-10 0500284652 ISBN-13 9780500284650 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2004 Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd Subtitle Consciousness and the Origins of Art Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780500051177 Series 60th Anniversary Edition DOI 10.1604/9780500284650 UK Release Date 2004-04-05 NZ Release Date 2004-04-05 Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd Publication Date 2004-04-05 DEWEY 701 Illustrations 67 Illustrations, black and white; 27 Illustrations, color Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2004-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:679492;

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