a study in nomadic spirituality Berman, Morris 1944- creator text globe bibliography Electronic books. nyu Albany State University of New York Press ©2000 2000 monographic eng 1 online resource (xiv, 349 pages :) : illustrations "The third book in Morris Berman's trilogy on the evolution of human consciousness, Wandering God continues his earlier work. Here, in a discussion of our hunter-gatherer ancestry and the "paradoxical" mode of perception that it involved, Berman shows how a sense of alertness, or secular/sacred immediacy, subsequently got buried by the rise of sedentary civilization, religion, and vertical power relationships." "Wandering God explores the meaning of Paleolithic art, the origins of social inequality, the nature of cross-cultural child rearing, the relationship between women and agriculture, and the world view of present-day nomadic peoples, as well as the emergence of "paradoxical" consciousness in the philosophical writings of the twentieth century."--Jacket. Introduction: The Experience of Paradox -- The Writing on the Wall -- Politics and Power -- As the Soul Is Bent: The Psycho-Religious Roots of Social Inequality -- Agriculture, Religion, and the Great Mother -- The Zone of Flux -- Wandering God: The Recovery of Paradox in the Twentieth Century -- The Other Voice. Morris Berman. Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-332) and index. Social evolution Hunting and gathering societies Nomads Paradox Religious aspects Consciousness Religious aspects Spiritual life Vie spirituelle Conscience Aspect religieux Paradoxe Aspect religieux Nomades Chasseurs-cueilleurs Évolution sociale PHILOSOPHY Movements Humanism Consciousness Religious aspects Hunting and gathering societies Nomads Paradox Religious aspects Social evolution Spiritual life Nomaden Spiritualiteit Jagers en verzamelaars Nomade Religiöses Bewusstsein Spiritualität "Multi-User" BL624 .B4634 2000 128 Berman, Morris, 1944- Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2000 (DLC) 99026802 9780791493243 0791493245 9780791444429 0791444422 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=549427 http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780791493243/ http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=549427 http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780791493243/ CN8ML 990325 20200709055752.0 ocn794701364 eng