The hunter-gatherer way of life is the oldest way of living on this earth, a way of life that still is carried on by peoples throughout the world. It is the way of life lived for 90% of human history and is characterized by egalitarianism, lack of class structure, and a shamanic belief system.
In this class we explored four stories from hunter-gatherer cultures.
In this class we explored four stories from hunter-gatherer cultures.
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Episode 54: "The Oldest Boy" told by Walton Stanley
What do the gods and spirits of this world want from us? Climb into the sealskin boots of this question and journey away from your whalebone lodge into the depths, perhaps finding there an answer to the question of our place in the imagination of the world. A story from the far north told by Walton Stanley, followed by an interview with Jay Leeming.
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Into the Forest: Stories from Hunter-Gatherer Cultures | ||||
