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# The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World (The CBC Massey Lectures)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Well written and timely book
  

*by R***D on Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2023*

The author is a gifted writer.  However, what makes this book a must read is the timely topic.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Absolutely Brilliant!
  

*by N***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023*

This book shot to number one on my favorites list. The passion and beauty in the way professor Davis describes these cultures of the Andes, of the Amazon, of the Inuit people, and more and not just explaining to us about their lifestyles, but how everything is connected. We don't have to live one way. It puts so much into perspective about the world, while remaining hopeful and positive about the future. The goal is to evoke change and insight, not to simply bark at the reader about facts or about problems in our modern societies. Those are included, of course, but as a means to inspire. I just felt the magic and indescribable sense of spirit and emotion through the pages as Davis examined the lives of other less known about cultures and just brings a spark back to humanity in a much needed time. What a glorious book and a beautiful human being. High praise to the anthropologists who explore with such bravery and open minds to share with us about their experiences. I highly recommend this to all.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A captivating book
  

*by I***C on Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2012*

Davis seems to have been EVERYWHERE, but never loses that sense of awe and wonder that pushes the reader to genuinely think about human experiences beyond his/her own. He notes that cultures and languages are being lost at a rate greater than biodiversity loss, and the wonders of human achievements and resilience are being wiped out. Culture is a funny thing: It can unite societies, but it is immensely fragile. Thousands of years of adaptations, oral history and knowledge, can be be wiped out within a single generation of ignorance and neglect.The book explored the various ways different cultures found their way in the world. Some examples: Aborigines practiced environmental stewardships for TENS of thousands of years, although they have no need for the concept of linear time. Polynesian navigators became human supercomputers in order to find specks of land across the vast Pacific Ocean without compasses, sextants, and GPS's. Nomadic tribes in Northern Kenya accrued huge herds of cattle as an adaptation to a land of recurring drought. These practices were all woven elaborately into the customs and traditions of each unique culture; it's all very fascinating stuff.In modern times, we have a tendency to dismiss these incredible and ingenious achievements that allowed indigenous people to survive and thrive. Sometimes it's unintentional; other times it's outright disturbing.  Heyerdahl of the Kon-Tiki fame, ignited the public's imagination with his voyage across the Pacific, but dismissed the reams of evidence that pointed to this great achievement was of Polynesian origins. An Australian politician in the 20th century declared that "there is no scientific evidence the the aboriginal is a human being at all", a commonly held notion that led almost to the extinction of one of the oldest and continuous ways of life in the world. Development agencies, with the noble intentions of helping nomadic tribes settled, destroyed a culture that was developed around surviving drought.All of these intriguing insights address the central question of the book: Why are cultures worth saving? I'll leave with one of the most powerful passages of the book:"Were I to distill a single message from these Massey Lectures, it would be that culture is not trivial. It is not decoration or artifice, the songs we sing or even the prayers we chant. It is a blanket of comfort that gives meaning to lives. It is a body of knowledge that allows the individual to make sense out of the infinite sensations of consciousness, to find meaning and order in a universe that ultimately has either. Culture is a body of laws and traditions, a moral and ethical code that insultates a people from the barbaric heart that history suggests lies just beneath the surface of all human societies and indeed all humans. Culture alone allows us to reach, as Abraham Lincoln said, for the better angels of our nature. (p. 198)"Powerful stuff.I highly recommend this book. As modern Western culture continues to grapple with issues of depression, meaning, and what it means to become an adult human being, I can't help but feel that there are things we can learn from other

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