{"product_id":"in-the-land-of-temple-frederick-turner-9781640093966","title":"In the Land of Temple Caves: Notes on Art and the Human Spirit","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"I just plain loved \u003ci\u003eIn the Land of Temple Caves\u003c\/i\u003e. Frederick Turner makes a compelling case for civility organized in response to culture-shaping art as our most ancient source of saving graces. Beautifully said, humanely thought out, the story he tells is particularly useful in these sorrowful times. Read, and take heart!\" --William Kittredge, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Willow Field\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Land of Temple Caves\u003c\/i\u003e travels back to the very beginning of Art to assess anew its meanings in the long human story. Frederick Turner makes a personal investigation of sanctuaries in France and Spain that the great mythographer Joseph Campbell called the \"temple caves,\" the earliest known of which contains paintings and engravings more than 32,000 years old, works of art more advanced than the hunting implements by which their creators lived. In caves and prehistoric shelters, along the valleys tracing the mighty rivers of the Ice Age, in a war-ravaged village, and in a city church far removed from the country of the caves, Turner finds resonant meaning in what he has always believed to be true. Art does matter--vitally--and never more than now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick W. Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640093966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640093966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Frederick W. Turner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058678100223,"sku":"9781640093966","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4dd6f4f0-5555-46d4-9397-0e456bbcd1f4.jpg?v=1685053938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-land-of-temple-frederick-turner-9781640093966","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}