Sacred Animals In Paleolithic Sculpture
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Sacred Animals In Paleolithic Sculpture
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Author : Pietro Gaietto
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-12-05
Sacred Animals In Paleolithic Sculpture written by Pietro Gaietto and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-05 with Science categories.
The Author explores the realm of sacred animals represented in Paleolithic sculptures in Europe. He divides them into five clear types and analyzes their evolution in proto-historic and historic civilizations. The writing is abundantly illustrated with photographs and drawings. The narrative ranges from Paleolithic to historic eras, passing through protohistory as well.
Anthropomorphic Paleolithic Sculpture
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Author : Pietro Gaietto
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2012-04-13
Anthropomorphic Paleolithic Sculpture written by Pietro Gaietto and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-13 with categories.
n The image of Man in paleolithic sculpture, his fourth book in the series Shapes in Evolution, Pietro Gaietto introduces his readers to paleolithic anthropomorphic stone sculpture unlocking a world that is not well known because it has been outshined by
The Sacred Landscape
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Author : Johan S. Ellefsen
language : en
Publisher: Johan S. Ellefsen
Release Date : 2022-04-03
The Sacred Landscape written by Johan S. Ellefsen and has been published by Johan S. Ellefsen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-03 with Art categories.
This book expands on an initial paper that merited the comments: "I read it with interest . . . It is almost certain that, for the authors of its drawings, the Chauvet Cave was considered to be directly related to the Pont d'Arc." -Jean Clottes, author of What is Paleolithic Art?: Cave Paintings and the Dawn of Human Creativity. "It is very nicely written and offers a great deal of food for thought . . . the implicit depiction of landscape: it is a great idea." - Anne Solomon, author of Rock Arts, Shamans, and Grand Theories. In the book “The Sacred Landscape,” the author Johan S. Ellefsen tackles a controversial topic, the meaning of Prehistoric art. The author examines one of the main compositions in the Chauvet cave and how the rock shapes still visible in the face of Pont d’Arc –found right outside the cave– may have inspired the animals painted 36,000 years ago. This book challenges the preconceived notions about Paleolithic art, which commonly held that Ice Age artists did not paint landscapes, and the representations of animals on the walls could not be conceived as mythical narratives. The author proposes that the composition known as the Lion Panel of the Chauvet cave, painted around 36,000 years ago, is the oldest known landscape painting and it is the key to understand the meaning of Paleolithic art. The book sheds light on how the Ice Age artists created a landscape painting as a composite image, which aggregated figures of animals to imitate the contours of Pont d’Arc –analogous to the paintings of ‘therianthropes,’ which were composite figures that combined parts of animals and humans in a single figure. With illustrations and photographs the book engages the reader in finding the rock formations of Pont d’Arc and their astonishing resemblance to the head of a rhinoceros, the ‘ball-feet’ of the mammoths, and the head of a bison painted in the cave. This context gives the reader an insight into the paintings of the Chauvet cave and guides the reader to identify the symbolic value of the animals depicted, as well as the underlying narrative elements tied to the landscape. The author examines how a 36,000-year-old myth could have looked like and proposes that the Lion Panel was possibly conceived as a narrative describing the creation myth of the landscape. This research sheds light on how the Paleolithic artists represented the notions of safety, conflict and sacredness, and what are the teachings of these stories that allowed them to survive for millennia. The author also explores the precursors of the Lion Panel and its successors, showing that the arrangement of paintings had a preconceived structure and an underlying narrative that allowed its transmission. The book explains the peculiar weather conditions of the Ardèche region and how the occupants of the Chauvet cave noticed these peculiarities. In the subsections “The spring inside the Chauvet cave” and “A dripping mammoth on the ceiling” the author lays the foundation to understand the symbolism of springs and rain in the art of the Chauvet cave.
Lady Of The Beasts
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Author : Buffie Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Release Date : 1994-11
Lady Of The Beasts written by Buffie Johnson and has been published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11 with Art categories.
Vivid and provocative images of the Great Goddess throughout the centuries and from around the world--an outstanding gift for the art collector, history enthusiast, or anyone interested in women's spirituality. Three 8-page color inserts, 196 photos, 65 drawings.
Animals In Art
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Author : Jessica Rawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Animals In Art written by Jessica Rawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Art categories.
Representations of animals in painting sculpture and drawings, from the prehistoric Lascaux caves to the masterpieces of today.
Lady Of The Beasts
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Author : Buffie Johnson
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 1988
Lady Of The Beasts written by Buffie Johnson and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Art categories.
This vivid and provocative book provides an unparelleled overview of the Goddess as she was defined by the ancient societies whose people worshiped her. The author spent more than four decades studying Goddess images--statues, religious artifacts, and art--from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and other parts of the world. With more than 400 magnificent illustrations and photographs (many in color) of historic and prehistoric objects, this book provides a diverse display of stunning images that focus on the Goddess in relation to her sacred animals.
What Is Paleolithic Art
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Author : Jean Clottes
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2016-04-25
What Is Paleolithic Art written by Jean Clottes and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-25 with Art categories.
The noted archaeologist explores the varieties of prehistoric cave art across the world and offers surprising insights into its purpose and meaning. What drew our Stone Age ancestors into caves to paint in charcoal and red hematite, to watch the likenesses of lions, bison, horses, and aurochs as they flickered by firelight? Was it a creative impulse, a spiritual dawn, a shamanistic conception of the world? In this book, Jean Clottes, one of the most renowned figures in the study of cave paintings, pursues an answer to the “why” of Paleolithic art. Discussing sites and surveys across the world, Clottes offers personal reflections on how we have viewed these paintings in the past, what we learn from looking at them across geographies, and what these paintings may have meant—and what function they may have served—for their artists. Steeped in Clottes’s shamanistic theories of cave painting, What Is Paleolithic Art? travels from well-known Ice Age sites like Chauvet, Altamira, and Lascaux to visits with contemporary aboriginal artists, evoking a continuum between the cave paintings of our prehistoric past and the living rock art of today. Clottes’s work lifts us from the darkness of our Paleolithic origins to reveal surprising insights into how we think, why we create, why we believe, and who we are
Shamans Of Prehistory
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Author : Jean Clottes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998-10
Shamans Of Prehistory written by Jean Clottes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-10 with Art categories.
The universality of shamanistic power and practice among today's hunter-gatherers - along with the similarity of rock art found in varied sites around the world - has led Jean Clottes and David Lewis-Williams to suggest in this new book that the great art of paleolithic caves can be best understood through the lens of shamanism. Indeed, this is not a monograph on a particular site, but a general discussion of the art of painted caves and their shamanistic meaning. Through the authors' revealing words and the abundant full-color illustrations, we follow shamans into their trance states, and we watch as they carefully paint and engrave on rock surfaces the shapes of animals whose power they seek. As we learn how drawings and rituals were likely modes of shamanistic contact, we understand best the actions, accomplishments, and traces left behind by prehistoric shamans.
The Dawn Of Belief
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Author : D. Bruce Dickson
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 1992-07
The Dawn Of Belief written by D. Bruce Dickson and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-07 with Social Science categories.
Hunter-gatherers of the Upper Paleolithic period of the late Pleistocene epoch in western Europe left a legacy of cave paintings and material remains that have long fascinated modern man. This book draws on theories derived from cultural anthropology and cognitive archaeology to propose a reconstruction of the religious life of those people based on the patterning and provenience of their artifacts. Based on the premises that all members of Homo sapiens sapiens share basically similar psychological processes and capabilities and that human culture is patterned, the author uses ethnographic analogy, inference from material patterns, and formal analysis to find in prehistoric imagery clues to the cosmology that lay behind them. The resulting book is an intriguing speculation on the nature of paleolithic religion, offering scholars a valuable synthesis of anthropological, archaeological, and sociological research, and general readers an accessible account of how our forebears may have regarded the unknown. "A well-written and intellectually rigorous introduction. If you are curious about prehistory, you will enjoy it." —Wilson Library Bulletin "Most interesting to those scholars interested in seeking materialist foundations or ecological explanations for religious practices." —American Antiquity "A well-written and concise account of what has recently been achieved by the investigations of spiritual life of the Earth's most ancient human communities." —Archiv Orientalni (Czechoslovakia)
Catalog Of The Gaietto Collection
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Author : Pietro Gaietto
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-12-16
Catalog Of The Gaietto Collection written by Pietro Gaietto and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-16 with Science categories.
The idea of this catalog came after an auspicious placement of these sculptures in museums of prehistoric archaeology in those regions of Italy where the sculptures were found. Their division into 12 types that were produced progressively over two million years is of use to scholars; it allows us to visually interpret the evolution of the human species as represented in the sculptures, as well as types of stone processing, the sculptures' meaning (as religious objects) and lastly, the evolution in stylistic deformation, that is artistic fashion.