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Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOTATION -- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER II. A SURVEY OF THE FORM AND BACKGROUND OF THE MU'ALLAQAT -- CHAPTER III. THE FIVE POEMS -- CHAPTER IV. PHONOLOGICAL DEVIATION -- CHAPTER V. MORPHOLOGICAL REPETITION -- CHAPTER VI. THE CRITERION OF ORDER -- CHAPTER VII. CONCLUSIONS: THE SPAN OF PATTERN -- APPENDIX A. THE TEXTS -- APPENDIX B. THE STYLISTIC MAPS -- Backmatter

In a profoundly optimistic book, anthropologist Bateson takes readers on a fascinating journey to exotic settings--from a Persian garden to an Israeli youth movement, from a Philippine village to a bus full of Tibetan monks--to show the wealth of meaning to be found through interaction with other cultures.

Mary Catherine Bateson-author of the landmark bestseller Composing a Life-gives us an inspiring exploration of a new life stage that she calls Adulthood II, a result of the longer life spans and greater resources we now enjoy. In Composing a Further Life, Bateson redefines old age as an opportunity to reinvent ourselves and challenges us to use it to pursue new sources of meaning and ways to contribute to society. Bateson shares the stories ...

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This reissue of Bateson's treatise on the improvisational lives of five extraordinary women uses their personal stories to delve into the creative potential of the complex lives of today, where ambitions are constantly refocused on new goals and possibilities.

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From the acclaimed author of Composing a Life comes an inspiring exploration of a new stage of the life cycle, "Adulthood II, " created by unprecedented levels of health, energy, time, and resources---of which we have barely begun to be fully conscious. From the acclaimed author of Composing a Life comes an inspiring exploration of a new stage of the life cycle, "Adulthood II, " created by unprecedented levels of health, energy, time, and reso...

From the acclaimed author of Composing a Life comes an inspiring exploration of a new stage of the life cycle, "Adulthood II, " created by unprecedented levels of health, energy, time, and resources---of which we have barely begun to be fully conscious. From the acclaimed author of Composing a Life comes an inspiring exploration of a new stage of the life cycle, "Adulthood II, " created by unprecedented levels of health, energy, time, and reso...

Bateson sees aging today as an "improvisational art form calling for imagination and willingness to learn, " and in this ardent, affirming study, she relates the experiences of men and women--herself included--who, upon entering this second adulthood, have found new meaning and new ways to contribute, composing their lives in new patterns.

Nach Geist und Natur. Eine notwendige Einheit hat Gregory Bateson an dem vorliegenden Buch gearbeitet, das er zu Lebzeiten aber nicht mehr zum Abschluß bringen konnte und das von seiner Tochter Mary Catherine fertiggestellt wurde.Ausgehend von dem, was wir über die biologische Welt wissen, sowie davon, was wir über das »Erkennen« zu begreifen vermögen, möchte Bateson erklären, was unter »dem Heiligen« zu verstehen sein könnte. Neben dem »Heili...