The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in ArtContinuum, 2004 - 476 Seiten The famous animal tale of the six blind men and the elephant, in which each of the blind men describes the elephant differently, depending on the part of the creature touched, has been interpreted in ways nearly as varied as the blind men's descriptions. In each of these various interpretations, the story demonstrates the use of animal metaphors to express important issues. As Claude Levy-Strauss famously said: "animals are good to think." The focus of the encyclopedia is on animals and their symbolism in diverse world cultures and in different eras of human history. Most entries on particular animals begin with brief zoological information, which includes the animal's scientific name and classification as well as its range, habitat, and behavior. Main, general entries on cultural, chronological and geographical areas include cross-references to specific cultures discussed in greater detail. Other broader entries address the significance of animals in their own environments (e.g., architecture of animals, tools used by animals), and still others deal with animals in the human sphere (e.g., pet animals, zoo). The ways that people think about animals and what people do to and with animals as a result are discussed in more theoretical entries, such as anomalous animal and complimentary duality. Some entries deal with the ways in which animals are depicted (composition, X-ray images). The work concludes with a Bibliography, and Index of Names, and an Appendix of Animal Taxonomy. |
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... live in extensive and complex burrows that may be used for decades , or even centuries ( II : 1126f . ) . The fact that badgers live largely in forests may contribute to the somewhat frighten- ing aura surrounding them , since the ...
... live in extensive and complex burrows that may be used for decades , or even centuries ( II : 1126f . ) . The fact that badgers live largely in forests may contribute to the somewhat frighten- ing aura surrounding them , since the ...
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... live throughout the temperate and tropical regions of both hemispheres , but are not found above the tree line or on remote Pacific islands . Among mam- mals , they are outnumbered only by rodents in numbers of species ( Nowak 1 : 190 ) ...
... live throughout the temperate and tropical regions of both hemispheres , but are not found above the tree line or on remote Pacific islands . Among mam- mals , they are outnumbered only by rodents in numbers of species ( Nowak 1 : 190 ) ...
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... Live geese were given to young women as engage- ment presents ( Cammann 123 ) . The wild goose was a masculine solar symbol ( Tresidder 93 ) . The Japanese associated the goose with the moon and autumn , probably because of its ...
... Live geese were given to young women as engage- ment presents ( Cammann 123 ) . The wild goose was a masculine solar symbol ( Tresidder 93 ) . The Japanese associated the goose with the moon and autumn , probably because of its ...
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A. F. Roberts Africa ancient antelope appear artists associated Aztec Barbara Walker bear Benin Benson BESTIARIES bird Birds and Beasts boar bull Bunce bushpig butterfly camel carved ÇATAL HÜYÜK caves century Chavín Chevalier and Gheerbrant Chinese Christian cock Corvidae creatures crocodile crow cultures dance dead death deer deities depicted divine Dogon eagle earth eggs Egyptian elephant feathers female fertility fish Friedmann frigatebird frog Gimbutas goat goddess Greek head hornbill horns horse human hunting HYBRID imagery images Inanna India jaguar leopard linked lion live male mals masks Maya Medieval Mesoamerica Minoan Moche monkey Museum myth nature Olmec painting peacock PHYSIOLOGUS raven ritual role sacred sacrifice SAINT JEROME serpent shaman shell Sipán skin snake soul species spider spirits stag suggests Tabwa Teotihuacan tion Tlingit tree Tresidder tures turtle underworld Walker whale wings wolf ZODIAC