- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Cosmology, Western Civilization
From a philosopher whose magisterial history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith comes a brilliant new book that traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archetypal patterns of human experience.
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- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
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- Author
- Richard Tarnas
- First published
- 2005
- Pages
- 592
- Publisher
- Penguin Group USA, Inc., Viking Adult, Viking
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780670032921
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“The modern self began to emerge, with astonishing force and speed, just over five hundred years ago.”
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