(Izdošanas datums: 15-Aug-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University Press of Colorado, ISBN-13: 9781646427710)
Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica links Precolumbian animal imagery with scientific data related to animal morphology and behavior, providing in-depth studies of the symbolic importance of animals and birds in Postclassic period Mesoamer...Lasīt vairāk
Are bald eagles actually bald? Discover the meaning of the bald eagle in the US and what the different symbols on the Great Seal represent....Lasīt vairāk
Are bald eagles actually bald? Discover the meaning of the bald eagle in the US and what the different symbols on the Great Seal represent....Lasīt vairāk
Learn to interpret the messages the animal world has for you!A bird knocks insistently on your window, your cat brings you a lizard, you find yourself face to face with a spider or you dream of an elephant ... what if each animal had a...Lasīt vairāk
In the Arab world, people belong to kinship groups (lineages and tribes). Many lineages are named after animals, birds, and plants. Why? This survey evaluates five old explanations - totemism, emulation of predatory animals, ancestor eponymy,...Lasīt vairāk
How do our senses help us to understand the world? This question, which preoccupied Enlightenment thinkers in Western Europe, also emerged as a key theme in depictions of animals in eighteenth-century art. This book examines the ways in which pain...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Feb-2023, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Michigan State University Press, ISBN-13: 9781611864458)
This book is a collection of essays on the intersection of animal studies and race studies-- The intersection of race and species has a long and problematic history. Western thinking specifically has demonstrated a societal need to...Lasīt vairāk
Focusing on totemic relationships with animals among the Bebelibe of West Africa, this book employs the concepts of presencing and the ontological penumbra to shed light on the ways in which people make sense of the world around them, showing...Lasīt vairāk
Declared the countrys national bird, learn about the significance of the bald eagle, its historic past, and why it is a great symbol of the United States of America....Lasīt vairāk
Declared the countrys national bird, learn about the significance of the bald eagle, its historic past, and why it is a great symbol of the United States of America-- Declared the countrys national bird, learn about the significance of th...Lasīt vairāk
Matthews eschatological imageries of judgment are often identified as apocalyptic and referred to as Matthews apocalyptic discourses. In this volume Elekosi F. Lafitaga reexamines Matthews vision of the sheep and goats in the judgment of the nati...Lasīt vairāk
This book is an important and exciting contribution to the study of human-animal relations. It should be of interest to anyone working on this topic and the interpretation of images - both modern and ancient-- Animals pervade our lives, bot...Lasīt vairāk
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This book of bite-sized wellbeing advice inspired by the animal kingdom, including bespoke illustrations, is the perfect small gift for an animal loverSelf-care gone wildSlow down like a sloth, stretch like a cat, breath...Lasīt vairāk
A classic oracle deck that brings to life the magical world of Druid animals, to provide positive guidance and insights into the inner dynamics behind events in our lives. The book presents a summary of the Druid, Celtic and native teachings....Lasīt vairāk
This book explores human-animal relations amongst the Bebelibe of West Africa, with a focus on the establishment of totemic relationships with animals, what these relationships entail and the consequences of abusing them. Employing and developing th...Lasīt vairāk
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How do our senses help us to understand the world? This question, which preoccupied Enlightenment thinkers, also emerged as a key theme in depictions of animals in eighteenth-century art. This book examines the ways in which painters such as Chardin...Lasīt vairāk
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Arguably, no symbol more firmly represents our countrys independence than the bald eagle. But why this particular bird? Through factual, accessible text and crisp, colorful photos, young report writers will learn how the United States came to embra...Lasīt vairāk
