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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... Serpent . She holds a bowl containing paper spotted with her sacrificial blood and a great serpent rears up before her , an ancestral apparition emerging from its open jaws . Perhaps the serpent is an embodiment of the " breath soul ...
... Serpent . She holds a bowl containing paper spotted with her sacrificial blood and a great serpent rears up before her , an ancestral apparition emerging from its open jaws . Perhaps the serpent is an embodiment of the " breath soul ...
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... serpent . First , when the serpent grows old , his eyes become dim and if he wants to become new again , he fasts for forty days , thus loosening his flesh . Then he finds a crevice in the rock and entering it , scrapes off the old skin ...
... serpent . First , when the serpent grows old , his eyes become dim and if he wants to become new again , he fasts for forty days , thus loosening his flesh . Then he finds a crevice in the rock and entering it , scrapes off the old skin ...
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... serpent / fall becomes an anti- type to Mary / Annunciation - Old Testament imagery is always subsidiary to that of the New Testament . In Medieval art , the antithetical confrontation was symbolized when Mary was depicted standing on ...
... serpent / fall becomes an anti- type to Mary / Annunciation - Old Testament imagery is always subsidiary to that of the New Testament . In Medieval art , the antithetical confrontation was symbolized when Mary was depicted standing on ...
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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