LEADER 02638nam 2200625 450 001 9910807604003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-3130-8 010 $a0-8131-5775-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000334296 035 $a(EBL)1915484 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001403276 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12503792 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001403276 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11367953 035 $a(PQKB)10086808 035 $a(OCoLC)891420237 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse44509 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1915484 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11009776 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL691210 035 $a(OCoLC)900344873 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1915484 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000334296 100 $a20150204h19821982 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe world's eye /$fAlbert M. Potts 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d1982. 210 4$dİ1982 215 $a1 online resource (104 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-59928-9 311 $a0-8131-1387-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aGreek 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 606 $aEye$xMythology 606 $aEye$vFolklore 606 $aEye$vMiscellanea 615 0$aEye$xMythology. 615 0$aEye 615 0$aEye 676 $a398/.353 700 $aPotts$b Albert M.$098780 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807604003321 996 $aThe world's eye$94064482 997 $aUNINA