Contains illustrations of mirrors dating from a mirror made in the second millennium before the common era to a postmodern mirror environment created in the late 1980s. The introduction summarizes the symbolism and uses of mirrors in relation to power and continuity, and the special connection between mirrors and women, especially goddesses. The 85 mirrors and images of mirrors are pictured accompanied by descriptive texts. The research materials reflect interdisciplinary sources including art history, anthropology, ...
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Contains illustrations of mirrors dating from a mirror made in the second millennium before the common era to a postmodern mirror environment created in the late 1980s. The introduction summarizes the symbolism and uses of mirrors in relation to power and continuity, and the special connection between mirrors and women, especially goddesses. The 85 mirrors and images of mirrors are pictured accompanied by descriptive texts. The research materials reflect interdisciplinary sources including art history, anthropology, comparative religion, folklore and mythology.
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New. 0773482695. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--208 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. --DESCRIPTION: "A compendium of black and white photos and illustrations of mirrors as art forms, as functional objects, and as anthropological artifacts, accompanied by quotes, commentaries, and explanations of poetic and philosophical ideas from various eras and cultures. An introduction overviews symbolism associated with mirrors in religion, philosophy, and folklore, discussing the eyes as the mirror of the soul, mirrors and status, mirrors and the feminine, and solar and lunar symbolism. "-Booknews--with a bonus offer--
