Inside the Neolithic Mind: Consciousness, Cosmos and the Realm of the Gods
Inside the Neolithic Mind: Consciousness, Cosmos and the Realm of the Gods Inside the Neolithic Mind: Consciousness, Cosmos and the Realm of the Gods OTHER ARTICLES What do the headless figures found in the famous paintings at Catalhoyuk in Turkey have in common with the interlinked spirals carved on the monumental tombs at Newgrange and Knowth in Ireland? How can the concepts of “birth,” “death,” and “wild” cast light on the changes in relationships between people and animals? In the new compact paperback version of Inside the Neolithic Mind, David Lewis-Williams and David Pearce examine the intricate web of belief, myth, and society in the Neolithic period, arguably the most significant turning point in human history, when agriculture became a way of life and the fractious society that we know today was born.The authors focus on two contrasting times and places: the beginnings in the Near East, and Western Europe. They argue that neurological patterns hardwired into the brain h...