ISBN: 9780415090322 - the power of the bull (10 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. x, 316 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Contents: Part I: The origins of the bull-cult Part II: The realm of the bull Part III: The legacy of the bull. Inscribed by Author(s).

Zustand: New. In English.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Michael Rice is well known for his work in the planning and designing of museums throughout the Arabian peninsula. He is also the highly respected author of Egypt s Making (1990), Archaeology of the Arabian Gulf (1994) and Egypt s L.

Zustand: New. This text discusses mankind's enduring obsession with bulls. It offers an examination of evidence from earliest prehistory onwards and considers the bull as a symbol of political authority, sexual potency, economic wealth and vast subterranean powers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 b&w photographs, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: HDDK; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 771. . 1997. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 316 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Everyone has heard of the Minotaur in the labyrinth on Crete and many know that the Greek gods would adopt the guise of a bull to seduce mortal women. But what lies behind these legends The Power of the Bull discusses mankind's enduring obsession with bulls. The bull is an almost universal symbol throughout Indo-European cultures. Bull cults proliferated in the Middle East and in many parts of North Africa, and one cult, Mithraism, was the greatest rival to Christianity in the Roman Empire. The Cults are divergent yet have certain core elements in common.Michael Rice argues that the ancient bulls were the supreme sacrificial animal. An examination of evidence from earliest prehistory onwards reveals the bull to be a symbol of political authority, sexual potency, economic wealth and vast subterranean powers. In some areas representations of the bull have varied little from earliest times, in others it has changed vastly over centuries. This volume provides a well-illustrated and accessible analysis of the exceptionally rich artistic inheritance associated with the bull.…