Автор: LaGamma Название: Genesis ISBN: 0300096879 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300096873 Издательство: Yale University Press Цена: 2970 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Pondering the origins of the world and their own ancestry, African societies often sought to provide answers to these and other perplexing concepts in their oral
traditions, poetry and art. The Bamana people of Mali, for example, attributed the invention of agriculture and their understanding of the earth, animals and plants to a mythical hero
called Chi Wara, shown in sculptural form as a roan antelope. The elegant Chi Wara headdresses were created in wood in male-female pairs and worn during agricultural
ceremonies.
This volume examines the Chi Wara headdress as an icon of African sculpture and presents 40 examples of this well-known form. Major artistic traditions in other
African societies - including the Dogon of Mali; the Yoruba of Nigeria; the Bwa, Bobo, Kurumba and Mossi of Burkina Faso; the Kuba and Luba of the Democratic Republic of the
Congo; and the Chokwe of Angola and Zambia - are also discussed in terms of the distinctive cultural perspectives and local traditions that inspired them. The masterworks featured and
analyzed are drawn from public and private collections in the United States.
Описание: "Genesis" is Volume I in the "Anchor Bible" series of new book-by-book translations of the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha. Ephraim Avigdor Speiser
was University Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oriental Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Using authoritative evidence from archaeology, linguistics, and
comparative religion, the author presents some startling conclusions about the first book of the Bible.
He proves, for example, that the famous opening phrase, 'In the
beginning,' is not true to the meaning of the first word, that the designation 'Torah' for the Pent
teuch is a misnomer, that the best-known stories of "Genesis" are grounded in pagan mythology. Speiser is an iconoclast in the tradition of Abraham; he exposes the false in order to
help achieve truth. As he says in his introduction, he 'is not motivated by mere pedantry...but by the hope that each new insight may bring us that much closer to the secret of the Bible's
universal and enduring appeal'.
Автор: Frommel Christoph Luitpold Название: Michelangelo`s Tomb for Julius II: Genesis and Genius ISBN: 1606065033 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781606065037 Издательство: Yale University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 11550 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In 1505, Michelangelo began planning the magnificent tomb for Pope Julius II, which would dominate the next forty years of his career. This definitive book thoroughly documents the art of the tomb and each stage of its complicated evolution.
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