by Roberto Calasso · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433979636
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In 'El ardor,' Roberto Calasso transports us to ancient India to explore the Vedic civilization and its sacrificial rituals. Through magnetic prose, Calasso reflects on the meaning of sacrifice, the relationship between the visible and invisible, and how the positivist mentality has affected our perception of the world. This book invites a deep reflection on nature, ritual, and the search for meaning in human existence, offering an antidote against the disorientation of the modern world. A work that connects the history of cultures and religions with modern anthropology and the debates of thought of all time.
Roberto Calasso was an Italian writer and publisher. Apart from his mother tongue, Calasso was fluent in French, English, Spanish, German, Latin and ancient Greek. He also studied Sanskrit. He has been called "a literary institution of one". The fundamental thematic concept of his œuvre is the relationship between myth and the emergence of modern consciousness.
