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Primitive passions : men, women, and the quest for ecstasy / Marianna Torgovnick.

Primitive passions : men, women, and the quest for ecst...

Primitive passions : men, women, and the quest for ecstasy / Marianna Torgovnick.

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Primitive passions : men, women, and the quest for ecstasy / Marianna Torgovnick.

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Full title

Primitive passions : men, women, and the quest for ecstasy / Marianna Torgovnick.

Publisher

New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, Inc., 1997.

Date

1997.

Call Numbers

N305.3/98

Record Identifier

74VvDDxaEQJX

MMS ID

991004825469702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

viii, 270 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents

Pt. I. Men. Ch. 1. "What an Ecstasy It Would Have Been!": Gide and Jung in Africa. Ch. 2. "Something Stood Still in My Soul": D. H. Lawrence in New Mexico -- Pt. II. Women. Ch. 3. Loving Africa: Memoirs by European Women. Ch. 4. Dian Fossey Among the Animals. Ch. 5. "The Bones and the Blue": Georgia...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, Inc., 1997.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

1997.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Brilliantly encompassing religion, art, psychology, literature, and other aspects of our culture, Primitive Passions offers new insight into our ideas of spirituality and gender, and, ultimately, into the hidden but vital parts of ourselves....

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Full title

Primitive passions : men, women, and the quest for ecstasy / Marianna Torgovnick.

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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-257) and index.

Contextual Information

Related resource (online)

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N305.3/98

Record Identifier

74VvDDxaEQJX

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvDDxaEQJX

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ISBN

0679430865 (alk. paper)

9780679430865 (alk. paper)

DDC

305.3

MMS ID

991004825469702626

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