Olsson, Gunnar, 1935-

Arkography : a grand tour through the take-for-granted / [electronic resource] Gunnar Olsson. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource - Cultural geographies + rewriting the Earth .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface: Who is who and what is what? -- Enuma elish -- Gilgamesh -- Genesis -- Exodus -- Platopolis -- Saussurean Bar -- The republic -- Edging -- Island of truth -- Inside -- Basement -- Prophets' Hall -- Ball room -- Attic -- Penthouse -- Travelogue.

"Gunnar Olsson's tale follows an explorer from the oldest creation epics extant to the power struggles of today, an attempt to codify the taken-for-granted, a struggle with the invisible powers that make us so obedient and so predictable"--



9781496221384 1496221389

2019053512


Creation--Mythology--History.
Literature and myth--Social aspects.
Social systems in literature.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Maps--Social aspects.
Cartography--Philosophy.
Cultural geography.


Electronic Books.

BL325.7