Mythology and Symbolism of Eurasia and Indigenous Americas
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Mythology and Symbolism of Eurasia and Indigenous Americas

Manifestations in Artifacts and Rituals

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Mythology and Symbolism of Eurasia and Indigenous Americas

Manifestations in Artifacts and Rituals

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A system of myths, symbols, and rituals, dating back to the Paleolithic and Neolithic, survives in present-day imagery. In exploring this system, special attention is drawn to the linkage between ancient and contemporary civilizations of Eurasia and Mesoamerica, as seen in their cosmology, and expressed in common mythological and iconographic themes. The author examines contemporary Middle American and eastern European textiles, especially women's garments, that contain an elaborated sacred code of symbols, and include remnants of the four horizontal directions, and the three vertical worlds that portray the structure of the universe. The cosmology contained in patterns around the world denotes striking parallels that attest to internal connections between different cultures, beyond time and place.

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Publisher
Berghahn Books
Year
2022
ISBN
9781800738171
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Archaeology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction. Worldview
  10. Chapter 1. Cervids and Their Associations
  11. Chapter 2. Goddess Civilizations and Their Symbols
  12. Chapter 3. Image of the Universe
  13. Chapter 4. Weaving and Embroidery: A Semblance of the Cosmos
  14. Conclusion
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index