Icons of Power : Feline Symbolism in the Americas by Saunders, Nicholas J. editor - 1998

New. 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. The jaguar and the puma epitomize ideas of sacrifice, cannibalism, war, and status in a startling array of graphic and enduring images. Natural and supernatural felines inhabit a shape-shifting world of sorcery and spiritual power, revealing the shamanic nature of Amerindian world views. This pioneering collection offers a unique pan-American assessment of the feline icon through the diversity of cultural interpretations, but also striking parallels in its associations with hunters, warriors, kingship, fertility, and the sacred nature of political power. Evidence is drawn from the pre-Columbian Aztec and Maya of Mexico, Peruvian, and Panamanian civilizations, through recent pueblo and Iroquois cultures of North America, to current Amazonian and Andean societies. This well-illustrated volume is essential reading for all… Read More

London and New York:Routledge, (1998). First Edition. hard cover. Very Good/Very Good. London and New York:Routledge. 1998). xiii+298pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket.  Slightly soiled along top page edges, with edge points gently bumped,  otherwise a very good, clean copy with a very good, clean dust jacket.  *"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."...dj.

Routledge, 2012. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 298 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

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Routledge, 1998. Hard cover. Near fine/Very good. First edition. Jacket is rubbed and lightly worn along edges. Jacket spine is lightly sunned, but text is legible. Book itself is in excellent condition. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.

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Routledge, 2012. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 298 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

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Hardback. New. 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.