The Philosopher's Secret Fire. A History Of The Imagination

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2003
Edition: First Edition

Description: 322 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The visionary tradition of spirits, gods, and demons continues to subvert our rational universe, erupting from the shadows in times of intense religious and philosophical transition. In this dazzling history, Patrick Harpur links together fields as far apart as Greek philosophy and depth psychology, Renaissance magic and tribal ritual, Romantic poetry and the ecstasy of the shaman, to trace how societies have used myths to make sense of the world.

ISBN: 9781566634854