In the Spirit of the Earth: Rethinking History and Time
It just may be a sign that the wind is turning when a Rutgersprofessor of history writes a book (and gets it published)debunking historical time and civilization... Martin finds, inneolithic time consciousness, a key ingredient in the control ofthe natural world, and locates the 'ideological origins of humanbondage' in animal domestication.(Alternative Press Review)Martin has given us a new map for imagining the world around us and our place in it.(Hungry Mind Review)Eloquently, Calvin Martin speaks again to the major issues that define human existence in our time.In the Spirit of the Earthis a fascinating evocation of our past and of our future. It is a vision of the spiritual imagination of humankind, centered and sharply defined. It ought to be read carefully and considered deeply. It is an important book.(N. Scott Momaday, author ofHouse Made of Dawn)A compelling indictment of 'history's hammerlock on our imagination' and apassionate inquest into the possibility of a new historical consciousnessresponsible as much to the rest of nature as it is to humankind.(Hayden White)