Images of Power
Understanding San Rock Art
Southern Book Publishers
3rd Edition
Published on 1. September 1999
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-86812-793-1 (ISBN)
Description
This text draws on records of San beliefs which were recorded verbatim during the 1870s, as well as on research done with the living Kalahari San, to reveal the true meaning of San rock art. Essentially the work of medicine people, or shamans, these pieces of art depict trance visions and symbols of supernatural potency. The records of San beliefs - coupled with neuropsychological research on trance states - have provided an understanding of such issues as the strange relationships between human beings and animals, and puzzling geometric patterns. The explanations are set alongside detailed copies of rock paintings and engravings.
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Edition
Re-issue
Language
English
Place of publication
South Africa
Publishing group
Penguin Random House South Africa
Illustrations
28 colour photographs, 120 two-colour line drawings, 5 maps
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
719 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86812-793-1 (9781868127931)
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