Arkography : a grand tour through the taken-for-granted / [electronic resource]
Gunnar Olsson.
- 1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations.
- Cultural geographies + rewriting the Earth .
- Cultural geographies + rewriting the Earth. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-211) 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 (e-book)
Creation--Mythology--History. Maps--Social aspects. Literature and myth--Social aspects. Cartography--Philosophy. Social systems in literature. Power (Social sciences) in literature. Cultural geography.