Ardor by Richard Dixon, Roberto Calasso

432 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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In a mediation on the wisdom of the Vedas, Roberto Calasso brings ritual and sacrifice to bear on the modern worldIn this revelatory volume, Roberto Calasso, whom The Paris Review has called “a literary institution,” explores the ancient texts kno...

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