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In the beginning was the word? No: in the beginning, as Goethe saw, was the act:
meaningful behavior anticipated meaningful speech, and made it possible. But
the only kind of act that could acquire a fresh meaning was one that was ...
In the beginning was the word? No: in the beginning, as Goethe saw, was the act:
meaningful behavior anticipated meaningful speech, and made it possible. But
the only kind of act that could acquire a fresh meaning was one that was ...
Page 67
So far I have discussed ritual, for the sake of clarity, as if it could be understood
as a detached series of collective acts: but these acts had from the beginning,
one must infer, a special quality: they had to do with that which was sacred.
So far I have discussed ritual, for the sake of clarity, as if it could be understood
as a detached series of collective acts: but these acts had from the beginning,
one must infer, a special quality: they had to do with that which was sacred.
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The ancient Sumerian King List expresses no doubt about the origins of kingship:
it was "lowered down from heaven." This means that kingship was from the
beginning a religious phenomenon, not just an assertion of physical prowess and
...
The ancient Sumerian King List expresses no doubt about the origins of kingship:
it was "lowered down from heaven." This means that kingship was from the
beginning a religious phenomenon, not just an assertion of physical prowess and
...
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Contents
PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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| Title | The myth of the machine: technics and human development, Volume 1 Volume 208 of A Harvest Book |
| Author | Lewis Mumford |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967 |
| Length | 342 pages |
| Subjects | Civilization Social change Technology and civilization |
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