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Ulysses' Sail - Mary W. Helms - Bog

- An Ethnographic Odyssey of Power, Knowledge, and Geographical Distance

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What do long-distance travelers gain from their voyages, especially when faraway lands are regarded as the source of esoteric knowledge? Mary Helms explains how various cultures interpret space and distance in cosmological terms, and why they associate political power with information about strange places, peoples, and things. She assesses the dive

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691605722
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 312
  • Udgivet:
  • 14. juli 2014
  • Størrelse:
  • 234x158x20 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 506 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 2. december 2024

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What do long-distance travelers gain from their voyages, especially when faraway lands are regarded as the source of esoteric knowledge? Mary Helms explains how various cultures interpret space and distance in cosmological terms, and why they associate political power with information about strange places, peoples, and things. She assesses the dive

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