by Gananath Obeyesekere (Author)
Exploring the beliefs of small-scale societies of West Africa, Melanesia, traditional Siberia, Canada, and the northwest coast of North America, this work compares their ideas with those of the ancient and modern Indic civilizations and with the Greek rebirth theories of Pythagoras, Empedocles, Pindar and Plato.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 19 Nov 2002
ISBN 10: 0520232437
ISBN 13: 9780520232433