and is therefore heterogeneous in terms of language

erscheinen nach der Lektüre absurd: Am wenigsten können wir uns von der Natur abschließen

the Balkans and Central Asia

Wie in Wanderlust

The New Science of the Enchanted Universe: An Anthropology of Most of Humanity Chatto & Windus and is therefore heterogeneous inFrom the perspective of Western modernity, humanity inhabits a disenchanted cosmos. Gods, spirits, and ancestors have left us for a transcendent beyond, no longer living in our midst and being involved in all matters of everyday life from the trivial to the dire. Yet the vast majority of cultures throughout human history treat spirits as very real persons, members of a cosmic society who interact with humans and control their fate. In most cultures,