Icons of Power: Feline Symbolism in the AmericasNicholas J. Saunders Routledge, 15 de abr. de 2013 - 312 páginas Icons of Power investigates why the image of the cat has been such a potent symbol in the art, religion and mythology of indigenous American cultures for three thousand years. |
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The ethnographic dimension | 20 |
Semantic shifts and conquest felines | 34 |
Conclusion | 43 |
Jaguar symbolism in the Americas | 53 |
A thematic approach | 77 |
Feline symbolism and material culture in prehistoric Colombia | 122 |
Paragon or peril? The jaguar in Amazonian Indian society | 171 |
Felines patronyms and history of the Araucanians in | 203 |
anthropomorphic Pitrenstyle figurine | 209 |
Mountain Lions and Pueblo shrines in the American Southwest | 228 |
The panther in HuronWyandot and Seneca myth | 258 |
And panther tales | 265 |
Panthers distant kinsmen | 281 |
Things as They Are Now | 284 |