Natural : the seductive myth of nature's goodness

By:

Levinovitz, Alan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Profile Books, 2020Description: 252 pISBN:

9781788161985
178816198X

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Contents:

Part I. Myth. In the beginning -- The true vine -- States of nature -- Part II. Ritual. Hey Bear! -- Let food be thy medicine -- Deepak Chopra's condo -- Part III. Law. The invisible hand -- The rhythm -- God-given talent -- Afterword: Salvation.

Summary: Why arguments based on what is 'natural', in food, medicine, and society at large, are appeals to a false idol our oldest, most persistent superstition. In this sparking and mind-expanding essay, a scholar of religion shows where that ancient delusion came from and how we can at last break free of it.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Located at Event Centre	Non Fiction	113 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not For Loan		A00823590

Part I. Myth. In the beginning -- The true vine -- States
of nature -- Part II. Ritual. Hey Bear! -- Let food be thy
medicine -- Deepak Chopra's condo -- Part III. Law. The
invisible hand -- The rhythm -- God-given talent --
Afterword: Salvation.

Why arguments based on what is 'natural', in food, medicine, and society at large, are appeals to a false idol our oldest, most persistent superstition. In this sparking and mind-expanding essay, a scholar of religion shows where that ancient delusion came from and how we can at last break free of it.

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