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Women's Work
The First 20,000 Years
Häftad, 2024
222 kr
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Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing clothing created from spun fibres. In Women’s Work, archaeologist-linguist Elizabeth Wayland Barber “weaves the strands of mythology and literature, ethnology and documented history into a rich tapestry” (John Noble Wilford, The New York …
When They Severed Earth from Sky
How the Human Mind Shapes Myth
Av Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Paul T. Barber
Häftad, 2006
355 kr
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Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? How could anyone think that mortals like Perseus, Beowulf, and St. George actually fought dragons, since dragons don't exist? Strange though they sound, however, these …
Mummies of Urumchi
Häftad, 2000
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
274 kr
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Some of Ürümchi's mummies date back as far as 4,000 years—contemporary with the famous Egyptian mummies but even more beautifully preserved. Surprisingly, these prehistoric people are not Asian but Caucasoid—tall, large-nosed and blond with thick beards and round eyes. What were these blond …
Dancing Goddesses
Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance
Häftad, 2014
226 kr
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From Southern Greece to northern Russia, people living in agrarian communities have long believed in “dancing goddesses,” mystical female spirits who spend their nights and days dancing in the fields and forests. In The Dancing Goddesses, archaeologist, linguist, and lifelong folkdancer Elizabeth …
When They Severed Earth from Sky
How the Human Mind Shapes Myth
Av Paul T. Barber, Elizabeth Wayland Barber
E-bok, 2012
500 kr
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Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? How could anyone think that mortals like Perseus, Beowulf, and St. George actually fought dragons, since dragons don''t exist? Strange though they sound, however, these …
Resplendent Dress from Southeastern Europe
A History in Layers
Av Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Barbara Belle Sloan
Häftad, 2013
549 kr
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In the past, girls from rural southeastern Europe spent their childhoods weaving, sewing, and embroidering festive dress so that upon reaching puberty they could join the Sunday afternoon village dances garbed in resplendent attire. These extremely colorful and intensely worked garments were often …
Resplendent Dress from Southeastern Europe
A History in Layers
Av Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Barbara Belle Sloan
Inbunden, 2013
1052 kr
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In the past, girls from rural southeastern Europe spent their childhoods weaving, sewing, and embroidering festive dress so that upon reaching puberty they could join the Sunday afternoon village dances garbed in resplendent attire. These extremely colorful and intensely worked garments were often …
