The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game

By (author): "George Sessions, Paul Shepard"
Publish Date: January 1st 1973
The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game
ISBN0820319813
ISBN139780820319810
AsinThe Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game
Original titleThe Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game
In what may be his boldest and most controversial book, Paul Shepard presents an account of human behavior and ecology in light of our past. In it, he contends that agriculture is responsible for our ecological decline and looks to the hunting and gathering lifestyle as a model more closely in tune with our essential nature. Shepard advocates affirming the profound and beautiful nature of the hunter and gatherer, redefining agriculture and combining technology with hunting and gathering to recover a livable environment and peaceful society.