Esther Jacobson-Tepfer

The Hunter, the Stag, and the Mother of Animals

Image, Monument, and Landscape in Ancient North Asia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offers a stunning archaeological and art historical exploration of the changing traditions of belief in pre-Bronze and Bronze Age North Asia

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 165mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1066g
• ISBN-13: 9780190202361
• ISBN-10: 019020236X
• Artikelnr.: 47862957

Autorenporträt

Esther Jacobson-Tepfer is Maude I. Kerns Professor Emeritus of Art History, University of Oregon, and author or co-author of four books.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations: Maps, Figures
Preface
Chapter One: The Transformation of Image, Object and Belief in Prehistoric North Asia
Chapter Two: The Appearance of the Animal Mother
Chapter Three: The Persistence of Liminal Beings
Chapter Four: The Mother of Animals
Chapter Five: The Emergence of Pictorial Narrative
Chapter Six: Intimations of Death and Transformation
Chapter Seven: The End of Naturalism in Nomadic Art
Chapter Eight: The Pivot Between Life and Death
Chapter Nine: Traces of Ancient Beliefs
Chapter Ten: The Archaeology of Belief
Appendix: The Dating of Rock Art
List of Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index