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Author:   Esther Jacobson-Tepfer
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   1.066kg
ISBN:  

9780190202361

ISBN 10:   019020236
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   28 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations: Maps, Figures Preface Chapter One: The Transformation of Image, Object and Belief in Prehistoric North Asia Chapter Two: The Appearance of the Animal Mother Chapter Three: The Persistence of Liminal Beings Chapter Four: The Mother of Animals Chapter Five: The Emergence of Pictorial Narrative Chapter Six: Intimations of Death and Transformation Chapter Seven: The End of Naturalism in Nomadic Art Chapter Eight: The Pivot Between Life and Death Chapter Nine: Traces of Ancient Beliefs Chapter Ten: The Archaeology of Belief Appendix: The Dating of Rock Art List of Abbreviations Bibliography Index

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Professor Jacobson-Tepfer offers to readers her outstanding first-hand knowledge and deep understanding of unique Eurasian civilizations: the societies of ancient hunters, nomadic mounted pastoralists, and their animal symbolism. Archaeology, art history, and the history of religions, including shamanism, are synthesized by using careful scientific theoretical approaches. -- Henri-Paul Francfort, Director of the French Archaeological Mission in Central Asia. The Hunter, the Stag, and the Mother of Animals is an important book not only in terms of its value as a scientific treatise nonpareil but also as an elegant exploration of the prehistoric human mind with implications far beyond the geographical and temporal focus of Jacobson-Tepfer's study. Her lucid, informative and entertaining writing is complemented by superb illustrations, including world-class photographs contributed by her husband, world-renowned photographer, Gary Tepfer. -- John W. Olsen, University of Arizona

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Esther Jacobson-Tepfer is Maude I. Kerns Professor Emeritus of Art History, University of Oregon, and author or co-author of four books.

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