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Here Ihimaera reconciles the natural with the human by reconciling ancient Maori legend with a 21st Century cast. Along the way he posits that the analytical tendencies of the human mind have broken down the openness that once allowed for the communion that mythical ancients enjoyed with the natural world. His main culprit: Arrogance. In the story he describes this arrogance mostly as prejudice. Prejudice against the irrational over the rational, against imagination over facts. Also, in a polemi
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Mar 08, 2017
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Jul 26, 2023
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