1.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00339657

Autore

DUMMETT, Ann

Titolo

A portrait of English racism / Ann Dummett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harmondsworth, : Penguin Books, 1973

ISBN

01-402-1607-3

Descrizione fisica

300 p. ; 17 cm.

Classificazione

IG XIII

Soggetti

RAZZISMO - Gran Bretagna

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910807604003321

Autore

Potts Albert M.

Titolo

The world's eye / / Albert M. Potts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1982

©1982

ISBN

0-8131-3130-8

0-8131-5775-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 p.)

Disciplina

398/.353

Soggetti

Eye - Mythology

Eye

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Evil Eye; 3. The Eye of Horus and Other Eye Amulets; 4. The Eye of Medusa; 5. Behind the Mask; 6.



The Eyes of Argus; 7. The Ojo de Dios; 8. The Eye of Providence; 9. Epilogue: Ars Brevis, Vita Longa Est; Appendix A: Gorgon Coins; Appendix B: Thread-Crosses; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Greek vases and Peruvian bottles, Chinese bronzes and African masks, Tel Brak idols and Egyptian tomb paintings -- artifacts ancient and modern reveal man's universal fascination with the eye and his awe before its mysterious powers. In this wide-ranging and richly illustrated essay Albert M. Potts considers the special properties the human mind has ascribed to the eye over the millenia and seeks out its peculiar significance as symbol.Amulets against the Evil Eye persist today in nearly every part of the world. Almost as pervasive is the conception of the Good Eye, itself used as a protective