{"product_id":"once-upon-a-time-is-megan-biesele-9781800738812","title":"Once Upon a Time Is Now: A Kalahari Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFifty years after her first\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efieldwork with Ju\/'hoan San hunter-gatherers, anthropologist Megan Biesele has written this exceptional memoir based on personal journals she wrote at the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The treasure trove of vivid learning experiences and nightly ponderings she found has led to a memoir of rare value to anthropology students and academics as well as to general readers. Her experiences focus on the long-lived healing dance, known to many as the trance dance, and the intricate beliefs, artistry, and social system that support it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e She describes her immersion in a creative community enlivened and kept healthy by that dance, which she calls \"one of the great intellectual achievements of humankind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e From the Preface: \u003cbr\u003e A few years ago I finally got around to looking back into the box of personal field journals I had not opened for over forty years. I found a treasure trove. It was an overwhelming experience. So much that I had forgotten came vividly alive: I laughed, wept, and was terrified all over again at my temerity in taking on what I had taken on. To do justice to the richness of these notebooks, I realized, I would have to do a completely different sort of writing from anything I had ever done before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Biesele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800738811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800738812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Megan Biesele","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138858053887,"sku":"9781800738812","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da83d1ff-4467-4bb9-9910-f6791b11d137.jpg?v=1687901790","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/once-upon-a-time-is-megan-biesele-9781800738812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}