02638nam 2200625 450 991078747430332120200520144314.00-8131-3130-80-8131-5775-7(CKB)3710000000334296(EBL)1915484(SSID)ssj0001403276(PQKBManifestationID)12503792(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001403276(PQKBWorkID)11367953(PQKB)10086808(OCoLC)891420237(MdBmJHUP)muse44509(Au-PeEL)EBL1915484(CaPaEBR)ebr11009776(CaONFJC)MIL691210(OCoLC)900344873(MiAaPQ)EBC1915484(EXLCZ)99371000000033429620150204h19821982 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe world's eye /Albert M. PottsLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,1982.©19821 online resource (104 p.)Includes index.1-322-59928-9 0-8131-1387-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexGreek 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 protectiveEyeMythologyEyeFolkloreEyeMiscellaneaEyeMythology.EyeEye398/.353Potts Albert M.98780MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787474303321The world's eye3715745UNINA