Iconicity of the Uto-Aztecans

Name: Iconicity of the Uto-Aztecans
Brand: Berghahn Books
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By Mukhopadhyay, Tirtha Prasad

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Uto-Aztecan iconic practices are primarily conditioned by the consciousness of the snake as a death-dealing power, and as such, an animal that displays the deepest fears and anxieties of the individual. The attempt to study a snake simulacrum thus constitutes the basic objective of this volume. A long, all-embracing iconicity of snakes and related snake motifs are evident in different cultural expressions ranging from rock art templates to other cultural artifacts like basketry, pottery, temple architecture and sculptural motifs. Uto-Aztecan iconography demonstrates a symbolic memorial order of emotional valences, as well as the negotiations with death and a belief in rebirth, just as the skin-shedding snake reptile manifests in its life cycle.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 266
Release Date:: 2025-10-01
Publication Date:: 2025-10-01
Publisher:: Berghahn Books
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1836950837
ISBN13:: 9781836950837
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 390 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 14 cm

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