Art Myth And Symbolism
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Author | : Rowena Shepherd |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2018-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781782404569 |
Symbols are often seen as constituting an international language and to some extent they do, but that language is far from universal--context means everything in this complicated but engrossing form of communication. Take, for example, a cross, a crane, or a swastika: each one has a different and distinct significance and meaning for a Buddhist, an art historian, or a student of the occult. 1000 Symbols resolves the problem by offering groupings of related symbols, every one with a neat definition of its history and its cross-cultural meanings.
Author | : Rowena Shepherd |
Publisher | : Chartwell Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-04-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780785834335 |
1000 Symbols traces and reveals the historical and cross-cultural significance of 1000 commonly recognized symbols. Heaven and earth - all the symbols for the world around us: earth, air, fire, and water, as well as times of day or month, and the identities and symbolic role of the planets. Characters and people - all the symbolism attached to specific characters or to people and their attributes. Living creatures - the symbolism of animals, birds, fish, and insects. Mythical beasts - monsters from the myths and legends of all cultures, including hybrids such as the centaur. Flowers, plants, and trees- the symbolism of different species from the oak to the daisy. Objects and Artifacts - manufactured objects of symbolism, from the Buddhist mystic knot to the labyrinth. Abstracts - the key symbolic attributes of numbers, colors, shapes, and letters in a variety of cultures and contexts. Symbols are an international language, but that language is far from universal. Different symbols mean radically different things in different contexts - a cross, a crane, and a swastika each have a distinct meaning for a Buddhist, an art historian, or a student of the occult. 1000 Symbols offers a comprehensive dictionary of symbols placing each one in its historical and cultural context. Beginning with an alphabetical, cross-referenced index, the book is then organized into groupings of related symbols: Geometrical Shapes-circle, square, triangle, pentagram, crescent, and spiral are just a few of the entries. The Universe and the Elements includes all the symbols for the world around us-earth, air, fire, and water, as well as times of day or month, and the planets. Characters and People details the symbolism attached to specific characters or to people and their general attributes. Living Creatures denotes the symbolism of animals, birds, fish, and insects. Flowers, Plants, and Trees highlights the symbolism of growing things, from the oak to the lotus. Mythical Beasts contains beasts from the myths and legends of all cultures, including hybrids such as the centaur. Objects and Artifacts includes made or manufactured objects of symbolism, from knot to labyrinth. Numbers and Colors outlines their symbolic attributes in different cultures and contexts. Whether you are baffled by the relevance of the winged staff held by Mercury in a classical painting or wonder about the number of branches on the Hebrew menorah, this comprehensive directory will give you the information you are looking for, and place the explanation in its historical and cultural context.
Author | : Heinrich Robert Zimmer |
Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Hindu art |
ISBN | : 9788120807518 |
This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of India`a legends myth, and folklore, taken directly from the sanskrit, and illustrated with seventy plates of Indian art. It is primarily an introduction to image thinking and picture reading in Indian art and thought and it seeks to make the profound Hindu and Buddhist intuitions of the riddles of life and death recongnizable not merely as Oriental but as universal elements.
Author | : Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-11 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781785272813 |
'Symbols and Myth-Making in Modernity' unpacks the deep culture that nourishes human perception of reality through symbols. From ancient mythical creatures and rites through masterpieces of Renaissance to modern art and cinema, the book illustrates how ever-present cross-cultural symbols erupt in popular culture today, and what work they do in transforming the self and society.
Author | : Charles Pearcy Mountford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Aboriginal Australians |
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Author | : Ronald Eyerman |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2015-12-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317255755 |
The cultural and performative turns in social theory have enlivened sociology. For the first time these new developments are fully integrated into new approaches to the sociology of the arts in this important new book. Building on the established research into art worlds, what is interesting for the new sociology of the arts, understood in the broad sense to include popular culture as well the classical focus on music, painting, and literature, is the relationship between art works and meaning, myth, and performance. Also reflected in these rich essays, which range from Beethoven to John Lennon to Chinese avant garde artists, is the lived experience of the artist and its impact on the process of creation and innovation.
Author | : Farrin Chwalkowski |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 620 |
Release | : 2016-12-14 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1443857289 |
We are a product of nature. Every single cell of our body is made of, and depends, on nature. Our inner soul is heavily influenced by nature. We feel sad if the sun is not shining for a few days, and feel pleasure when drawn to the wonder of flowers and uplifted by the song of birds. We came from nature; we are part of nature. In short, we are nature. Nature has been an intimate part of the human experience from the earliest times. Different religions and cultures, from all corners of the world, have honoured and worshipped nature in art, ritual and literature in their own unique ways. This book shows how we learn about our own human nature, our own sense of identity and how we fit into the larger scheme of life and spirit when we come to better understand how our human ancestors, through art, symbol and myth, expressed their relationship with the natural world.
Author | : Barbara Maria Stafford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Author | : American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 1948 |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Ethnology |
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Author | : Jack Tresidder |
Publisher | : Duncan Baird Publishers |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Advertising campaigns |
ISBN | : 9781844830138 |
Covering classical and other mythologies, biblical themes and the world of traditional symbols from cultures worldwide, this is a guide to more than 2000 major themes, figures and symbols that have been most commonly encountered from ancient times to the present day.