Convenient Myths: The Axial Age, Dark Green Religion, and the World that Never Was

Abstract

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Turning Point of History The Axial Age 2 Serious People, Bad Ideas An Inquisition on the Axial Age 3 Procrustes and His Bed Mutilating the Facts to Fit a Theory 4 Happy Hunting (and Gathering) The Dark Green Golden Age 5 Hard Times in the Paleolithic Constant Battles and Unequal Rights 6 Ecologically Noble Ancestors? Why Spiritual People Don't Necessarily Look after Their Living Space 7 You Can't Always Get What You Want Desire (and Need) and the Past 8 The Past Reloaded A Brief History of Ancient Time 9 On Loving Your Dead Neighbor Violence, Knowledge, and History 10 On Truth and Consequences Why Myths about the Past Matter Notes Bibliography Index

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