Immortal Gestures
journeys in the unspoken
$37.24
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
13 March 2025
Summary
Immortal Gestures: Unveiling the Secrets of Body Language
There is an old Buddhist adage: the teachings are like a finger pointing to the moon. To achieve enlightenment, you are not supposed to look at the finger. You are supposed to look to the celestial light.
I am asking you to look at the finger. The finger is also the moon.
A tilted head. A finger to the lips. A wave that could mean emphasis or dismissal. A rai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913348557 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1913348555 |
| Author: | Damon Young |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications |
| Imprint: | Scribe Publications |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 13 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
‘Immortal Gestures isn’t just an endlessly fascinating and mind-expanding journey into the ways we communicate without words, it is a plea for an understanding of meaning and emotion that extends beyond language to fully incorporate the bodily.’
– James Bradley, author of Deep Water‘Constantly fascinating and written with deep care and insight. Damon Young deftly employs the resources of classical antiquity, anthropology, and philosophies ancient and modern to beautifully highlight what is hiding in plain sight: that collection of immortal gestures that play such a central role in making us who we are.’
– Luke Stegemann, author of Madrid: A New Biography‘A compelling, revelatory dive beneath the logocentric surface. In a text full of surprises and charm, Young reveals and explores the vast deep worlds behind even the slightest movements.’
– Darran Anderson, author of Imaginary CitiesPraise for Philosophy in the Garden:
‘A gentle dig for ideas about how to live — this book will grow your mind and put a glow in your cheeks.’
– Deborah Levy, author of Hot MilkPraise for On Getting Off:
‘Young has a deftness with language that lays out complex ideas with such beautifully written digestibility that you feel osmotically clever when you read them.’
* The Irish Times *Praise for The Art of Reading:
‘For Damon Young, writers are like secret agents gone rogue, grabbing us by the lapels and inviting us into a realm of delicious ambiguity. The Art of Reading is an intimately conspiratorial book — erudite, surprising, and persuasive.’
– Henry Hitchings, author of Browse: the world in bookshopsAbout The Author
Damon Young
Damon Young is a prize-winning philosopher and writer. He is the author or editor of thirteen books, including The Art of Reading, How to Think About Exercise, Philosophy in the Garden, and Distraction. His works have been translated into eleven languages, and he has also written poetry, short fiction, and children’s fiction. Young is an Associate in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne.
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