Animals And Animal Symbols In World Culture

Author : Dean Miller
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1627125752
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Animals and Animal Symbols in World Culture written by Dean Miller and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the history of human interaction with the creatures of the earth, air, and water. This book provides historical perspective on mankind's complicated relationship with all creatures, from tiny insects to larger beasts. From the alligator to the wryneck, key animals from every continent are profiled, with articles focusing on how different cultures viewed the creatures with which they shared land, and the ones they considered omens of gods and devils. In addition to the numerous articles on specific animals, there are also entries on the role of animals in Christian art, and how shamans took the form and power of animals in key ceremonies. The work is highly illustrated, and subjects of major interest are provided with individual bibliographies of further reading on the subject at the end of each article.

Author : Roy Willis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134866356
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Signifying Animals written by Roy Willis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh assessment of the workings of animal symbolism in diverse cultures. Reconsiders the concept of totemism and exposes common fallacies in symbolic interpretation.

Author : Bruce Ross
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Inheritance of Animal Symbols in Modern Literature and World Culture written by Bruce Ross and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the seemingly eclipsed traditional use of animal symbols as a functioning grammar in world art, literature and culture has been effectively adopted by exponents of modern literature and that cultures such as India and China apprehend reality through such symbols. The book examines the animal symbols of the fable, the bestiary, the beast satire and myth and ritual as revivified in the work of Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens, T.S. Eliot and Franz Kafka and as evoked in Hinduism and traditional Chinese culture.

Author : Hope B. Werness
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780826419132
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in World Art written by Hope B. Werness and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals and their symbolism in diverse world cultures and different eras of human history are chronicled in this lovely volume.

Author : Salman Akhtar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429912455
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultural Zoo written by Salman Akhtar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the historical and cross-cultural aspects of the psychic bond between man and animals, and elucidates the role of animals in the normal development of the human mind. It discusses the phenomenology and dynamics of the appearance of animals in human dreams.

Author : Pam J. Crabtree
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Museum
ISBN 13 : 1949057003
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Symbolic Role of Animals in Archaeology written by Pam J. Crabtree and published by University of Pennsylvania Museum. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume represent a range of approaches to the study of the symbolic roles of animals in human cultures. The theme that unites these papers is their use of a variety of different kinds of evidenceincluding archaeological, faunal, historical, ethnographic, artistic, and folkloric datain the reconstruction of animal symbolism.

Author : Simona Cohen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004171010
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Animals as Disguised Symbols in Renaissance Art written by Simona Cohen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between medieval animal symbolism and the iconography of animals in the Renaissance has scarcely been studied. Filling a gap in this significant field of Renaissance culture, in general, and its art, in particular, this book demonstrates the continuity and tenacity of medieval animal interpretations and symbolism, disguised under the veil of genre, religious or mythological narrative and scientific naturalism. An extensive introduction, dealing with relevant medieval and early Renaissance sources, is followed by a series of case studies that illustrate ways in which Renaissance artists revived conventional animal imagery in unprecedented contexts, investing them with new meanings, on a social, political, ethical, religious or psychological level, often by applying exegetical methodology in creating multiple semantic and iconographic levels.Brill's Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History, vol. 2

Author : Nicholas J. Saunders
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136605134
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Icons of Power written by Nicholas J. Saunders and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Icons of Power investigates why the image of the cat has been such a potent symbol in the art, religion and mythology of indigenous American cultures for three thousand years. The jaguar and the puma epitomize ideas of sacrifice, cannibalism, war, and status in a startling array of graphic and enduring images. Natural and supernatural felines inhabit a shape-shifting world of sorcery and spiritual power, revealing the shamanic nature of Amerindian world views. This pioneering collection offers a unique pan-American assessment of the feline icon through the diversity of cultural interpretations, but also striking parallels in its associations with hunters, warriors, kingship, fertility, and the sacred nature of political power. Evidence is drawn from the pre-Columbian Aztec and Maya of Mexico, Peruvian, and Panamanian civilizations, through recent pueblo and Iroquois cultures of North America, to current Amazonian and Andean societies. This well-illustrated volume is essential reading for all who are interested in the symbolic construction of animal icons, their variable meanings, and their place in a natural world conceived through the lens of culture. The cross-disciplinary approach embraces archaeology, anthropology, and art history.

Author : J. C. Cooper
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symbolic and Mythological Animals written by J. C. Cooper and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This A-Z of symbolic and mythological animals concentrates specifically on the stories associated with birds and beasts from around the world. Entries vary in length depending on the importance of the animal, fowl, insect or fish, with practically every creature having some symbolic or mythological significance. In addition the book examines the fabulous monsters of legend, and there are more general entries such as totems, fetishes, animal guardians and animal worship. The guide concludes with a bibliography.

Author : Wayne Arthurson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781926696263
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirit Animals written by Wayne Arthurson and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native peoples of North America have long believed in the power of spirit animals or totems to teach, to heal, and to inspire. This fully-illustrated book introduces the legends and stories of spirit animals such as bear, wolf, buffalo, and coyote from various North American tribes. For all ages.