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Dances with Spirits : Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World.
Title:
Dances with Spirits : Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World.
Author:
Helin, Calvin.
ISBN:
9781497637511
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (243 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. WHEN MYTHS MAKE A MESS -- 1. Economic Model Out of Balance -- 2. Fallacy of the Growth Imperative -- 3. Getting Caught in Our Own Mousetrap -- 4. The Growth Imperative and the Environment -- 5. When the Moral Bank Needs a Deposit -- 6. When Time Is Money -- PART II. VEILS TO VISION -- 7. From Holistic to the Atomistic -- 8. The Place of People in the Cosmos -- 9. Rationing Rationality Is Rational -- 10. The Technology Trap -- 11. Common Dog Fxxk -- 12. Funnel Vision -- PART III. CREATING HARMONY -- 13. Balancing Act -- 14. Economic Reform for Social and Spiritual Dividends -- 15. Historical Wisdom -- 16. A New Definition of Wealth and Progress -- 17. A New Social Contract with a Rebuilt Economic Engine -- 18. Finding Common Ground -- 19. Embracing Our Primal Nature -- 20. The Place of the Tribe in an Anonymous World -- 21. Finding Community in the Urban Desert -- 22. The Importance of Myth, Ritual, and Ceremony -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Scientific and technological advances have provided the means for destroying planetary life, but does humanity have the wisdom necessary to choose survival? While facing impending danger, cultures worldwide can benefit by exploring tried-and-true perspectives on humankind's place in the world. One proven measure for greater balance comes through reclaiming the spirit-infused views that ensured the survival of our ancestors for millennia.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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