The celestial hunter
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The celestial hunter
（Penguin books, . Penguin history philosophy）（An Allen Lane book）
Penguin, 2021, c2020
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Il cacciatore celeste
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"Originally published in Italian as Il cacciatore celeste by Adelphi Edizione, Italy, 2016"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-436) and index
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'A poetic, erudite exploration of history and myth' Financial Times
An unforgettable journey through centuries and across cultures to the pivotal moment in evolution - when humans did something that no species had yet tried - when we became the hunter and no longer the prey. Informed by Greek and Egyptian myth, the stories of poets, shamans and gods, Roberto Calasso's expansive exploration of our relationship to animals and sacrifice, encourages us to reframe our understanding of our place in history, and in the world.
'Calasso has created a much discussed original genre for these books ... a dense pastiche of myth, biography, criticism, philosophy, history and minutiae ... woven together by Calasso's unflagging vision' The New Yorker
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