Ancient Scandinavia

Ancient Scandinavia
Author: Theron Douglas Price
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2015
Genre: History
ISBN: 0190231971

Ancient Scandinavia provides a comprehensive overview of the archaeological history of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

The Visual Perception of Deities from the Palaeolithic to the Present

The Visual Perception of Deities from the Palaeolithic to the Present
Author: Sirpa Aalto
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2020-12-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1527564037

Considering that figurines, such as the Venus from Willendorf, or the Lion Man of Hohlenstein-Stadel were already created approximately 30,000 years ago, it must be assumed that humans have had a desire to see a visual expression of their sacred beings for an exceedingly prolonged period of time. It is dialectical that visual interpretations of deities always result in a physical/body structure, resembling the shape of humans. This book is a fusion of multiple independent investigations regarding visual interpretations of deities and religions over a period of 30,000 years. A survey about the psychological necessity for humans to create images of gods and goddesses provides the background for the book’s presentation of images of deities, placed in a historical context. An accompanying text supports the illustrations to position them accordingly.

The Races of Europe

The Races of Europe
Author: Steven Coons Carleton
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
Total Pages: 865
Release: 1939-01-01
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