{"product_id":"9781925849226-immortal-gestures-journeys-in-the-unspoken","title":"Immortal Gestures: journeys in the unspoken","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is an old Buddhist adage- the teachings are like a finger pointing to the moon. To achieve enlightenment, you are not supposed to look at the finger. You are supposed to look to the celestial light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am asking you to look at the finger. The finger is also the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tilted head. A finger to the lips. A wave that could mean emphasis or dismissal. A raised palm of piety and fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur gestures do not simply point to our thoughts, they are our thoughts made flesh. They can be instinctive, intuitive, or calculated - or all three. They exist in the briefest moment and through history, in a gently turned wrist and across whole nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur gestures drag stories with them, whether they mean to or not. They are invitations to think about how our worlds are larger than they seem - how we are much larger than we seem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin award-winning philosopher Damon Young - author of The Art of Reading and Philosophy in the Garden - as he sheds light on thirteen curious gestures. Drawing equally from classical poetry and science-fiction, heavy metal and ballet, Young illuminates our varied humanity from prehistory to today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribe Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43171574382728,"sku":"9781925849226","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/files\/immortal-gestures-journeys-in-the-unspoken-9781925849226-436141.jpg?v=1745452304","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9781925849226-immortal-gestures-journeys-in-the-unspoken","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}