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Jaguar and Serpent the Cosmos of Indians in Mexico, Central and South America
by Claus Deimel and Elke Ruhnau; Ann Leslie Davis [Translator]
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Jaguar and Serpent: The Cosmos of Indians in Mexico, Central and South America
by Claus Deimel (1948- ) and Elke Ruhnau
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Berlin, Dietrich Reimer Verlag, 2000 235 pages with plates, figures, and maps. Quarto (11 3/4" x 9 3/4") issued in black cloth with red lettering to spine. Translated by Ann Leslie Davis. Erratum laid in. 1st edition. Since time immemorial, people have attempted to archive their thoughts and views of the natural cosmos - whether through the collection of iconographic textiles, counting ropes, feather rods, bamboo or wool shields or picture writing, sculpture, depictions, tiles and masks. Animals formed of stone, wood and clay show clearly that animals have served as representatives for religious, mythical and political ideas, and as symbols of power. Within an Indian context, the magic, fertility, but also defenselessness and stupidity. The serpent, in contrast, appears as a mediator between humans and their gods and was always honored as a symbol for their fertility in the old Indian cultures. The portrayals of both jaguar and serpent are influenced the results of religious interpretations and differ…
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Jaguar and Serpent: The Cosmos of Indians in Mexico, Central and South America
by Deimel, Claus and Elke Ruhnau et al.
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Hannover/Berlin: Niedersachsisches Landesmuseum Hannover/Volkerkunde and Ethnologisches Museum, 2000. Paperback. VG (Wraps show glue remnants and shelf/edgewear; pages show extremely light age-toning around the edges; binding is solid.). Photo-illustrated wraps with black and red lettering; 235 pp.; richly illustrated. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Forum of the Landesmuseum in Hannover from May 23 to October 31, 2000." -- WorldCat.
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