Wade Davis - The worldwide web of belief and ritual

July 25, 2008


Video: TED TALKS

My interest in Anthropology came about after I was given a copy of H.G. Wells’s book ‘The Outline of History’ in my late teens. I must admit that I’d not been a fan of reading at the time, partly because most of the stuff I was given at school was, for me, largely uninteresting, but also because I am dyslectic.

Wade Davis presents an interesting lecture on everything from the upper Paleolithic Lascaux cave art in France, through to the indigenous peoples known as the Elder Brothers, a group of Sierra Nevada Indians, to the people of Machu Pichu and the Inuit of the Arctic. He talks about their beliefs, ways of life and their relationship to their environment… it’s a very interesting talk that lies somewhere between H.G. Wells and Terence McKenna.

By the way, the Wells book to which I referred, is also available as an audio book, and it’s a totally brilliant comprehensive outline of history, narrated with all the subtle nuances and humor of Wells by Bernard Mayes… it’s well worth investing in and will give you hours of pleasure.



Written by Beam · Filed Under Environment, People 

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