UID:
almahu_9949420349802882
Format:
1 online resource (1 volume)
ISBN:
9781003300328
,
1003300324
,
1000730328
,
9781000730500
,
1000730506
,
9781000730326
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in cultural history
Content:
In a wide arc from the Paleolithic to the present day, this book explores the changing structure of human experience and its impact on the dynamics of cultures, civilizations, and political ideas. The main thesis is a paradigm shift: the structure of human experience is not a universal constant but changes over time. Looking at the entire range of human history, there are a total of nine transformations, beginning with conscious perception and imagination in the Paleolithic and ending, for the time being, in modern times with the discovery of the unconscious. In between, this book explores six more transformations that took place in different regions and at different times, which include a sense of order, self-reflection, the eye of reason, spiritual experience, as well as the experience of creativity and of consciousness. As such, The History of Experience presents both a cross-cultural and comparative theory of experience and cultural dynamics, and an exploration of rich materials from East and West. This book is of great use to upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars interested in the relationship between history, human experience, culture, and political order.
Additional Edition:
Print version: NOT AVAILABLE. HISTORY OF EXPERIENCE. [Place of publication not identified] : ROUTLEDGE, 2022 ISBN 1032291311
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781003300328
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003300328
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