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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Gardners Books
Publication date
May 5, 2009
Pages
320
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780500600399
ISBN-10
0500600392
Availability§
Out of Print
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$26.05
§As reported by publisher
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The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols | What Is Paleolithic Art? | Concerning the Spiritual in Art | Inside the Neolithic Mind | The Cave Painters | Cave Art | The Oldest Enigma of Humanity
The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols | What Is Paleolithic Art? | Concerning the Spiritual in Art | Inside the Neolithic Mind | The Cave Painters | Cave Art | The Oldest Enigma of Humanity
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Since its discovery, cave art has provoked great curiosity about why it appeared when and where it did, how it was made, and what it meant to the communities that created it. David Lewis-Williams proposes that the explanation for this lies in the evolution of the human mind. Cro-Magnons, unlike the Neanderthals, possessed a more advanced neurological makeup that enabled them to experience shamanistic trances and vivid mental imagery. It became important for people to "fix," or paint, these images on cave walls, which they perceived as the membrane between their world and the spirit world from which the visions came. Over time, new social distinctions developed as individuals exploited their hallucinations for personal advancement, and the first truly modern society emerged.
Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are skillfully interwoven here with the still-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries and research. The Mind in the Cave is a superb piece of detective work, casting light on the darkest mysteries of our earliest ancestors while strengthening our wonder at their aesthetic achievements. 87 illustrations, 26 in color
The breathtakingly beautiful art created deep inside the caves of western Europe has the power to dazzle even the most jaded observers.
Emerging from the narrow underground passages into the chambers of caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet, and Altamira, visitors are confronted with symbols, patterns, and depictions of bison, woolly mammoths, ibexes, and other animals.Since its discovery, cave art has provoked great curiosity about why it appeared when and where it did, how it was made, and what it meant to the communities that created it. David Lewis-Williams proposes that the explanation for this lies in the evolution of the human mind. Cro-Magnons, unlike the Neanderthals, possessed a more advanced neurological makeup that enabled them to experience shamanistic trances and vivid mental imagery. It became important for people to "fix," or paint, these images on cave walls, which they perceived as the membrane between their world and the spirit world from which the visions came. Over time, new social distinctions developed as individuals exploited their hallucinations for personal advancement, and the first truly modern society emerged.
Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are skillfully interwoven here with the still-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries and research. The Mind in the Cave is a superb piece of detective work, casting light on the darkest mysteries of our earliest ancestors while strengthening our wonder at their aesthetic achievements. 87 illustrations, 26 in color
Editions
Hardcover
from Thames & Hudson (November 1, 2002)
9780500051177 | details & prices | 320 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.75 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Offers an explanation for the origins of prehistoric cave art, providing a glimpse into the mind of mankind's earliest ancestors and insights on the relationship between consciousness and artistic representation.
About: Offers an explanation for the origins of prehistoric cave art, providing a glimpse into the mind of mankind's earliest ancestors and insights on the relationship between consciousness and artistic representation.
Paperback
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from Gardners Books (May 5, 2009)
9780500600399 | details & prices | 320 pages | List price $26.05
About: The breathtakingly beautiful art created deep inside the caves of western Europe has the power to dazzle even the most jaded observers.
About: The breathtakingly beautiful art created deep inside the caves of western Europe has the power to dazzle even the most jaded observers.
Reprint edition from Thames & Hudson (April 1, 2004)
9780500284650 | details & prices | 320 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Offers an explanation for the origins of prehistoric cave art, providing a glimpse into the mind of humankind's earliest ancestors and insights into the relationship between consciousness and artistic representation.
About: Offers an explanation for the origins of prehistoric cave art, providing a glimpse into the mind of humankind's earliest ancestors and insights into the relationship between consciousness and artistic representation.
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