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Walking into the void, a historical sociology and political anthropology of walking, Agnes Horvath and Arpad Szakolczai

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Walking into the void, a historical sociology and political anthropology of walking, Agnes Horvath and Arpad Szakolczai

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Walking into the void

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

991747640

Responsibility statement

Agnes Horvath and Arpad Szakolczai

Series statement

Contemporary liminality, 3

Sub title

a historical sociology and political anthropology of walking

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Walking into sense -- The experience of walking -- The language and culture of walking -- The dilemma of representing the void : Michel Foucault and Francis Yates -- The flourishing and demise of walking culture -- Chauvet : the cave of wonders, or representation as transgression -- Pergouset : the cave of monsters, and its aftermath -- Natufian settlement : technology, representation, standing reserve -- Göbekli Tepe : sanctuary as trickster bestiary, or the revival of transgression -- Çatalhöyük : the culmination of settlement -- Tassili : incubating transformation, or a training ground for the magi -- Returns to walking -- Walking in philosophy and religion -- Walking in mountains : the vocation of losing oneself -- Experiencing walking -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index

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