Symbols Of Power

Author : Paola Rapelli
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 160606066X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symbols of Power in Art written by Paola Rapelli and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the ways that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes, and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for subsequent generations to admire. Legendary rulers from antiquity such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Constantine have been looked to as models for their display of imperial power by the rulers of later eras. From medieval sovereigns such as Charlemagne and France's Louis IX to the tsars of Russia and the great European royal dynasties of the Hapsburgs, the Bourbons, and the Tudors, the rulers of each period have appropriated and often embellished the emblems of power employed by their predecessors. Even the second-tier lords who ruled parts of France and Italy during the Renaissance, such as the dukes of Burgundy, the Gonzaga of Mantua, and the Medici of Florence became adept at manipulating this imagery. The final chapter is reserved for Napoleon I, perhaps the ultimate master of symbolic display, who assumed the attributes of Roman emperors to project an image of eternal and immutable authority. The author examines not only regal paraphernalia such as crowns, scepters, thrones, and orbs, but also the painted portraits, sculptures, tapestries, carved ivories, jewelry, coins, armor, and, eventually, photographs created to display their owner's sovereign power, a vast collection of works that now forms a significant portion of the cultural heritage of Western civilization.

Author : Louise W. Mackie
Publisher : Cleveland Museum of Art Bookstore
ISBN 13 : 9780300206098
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symbols of Power written by Louise W. Mackie and published by Cleveland Museum of Art Bookstore. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated, authoritative presentation of the history of Islamic luxury textiles

Author : Robert Bracey
Publisher : British museum Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714118086
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symbols of Power written by Robert Bracey and published by British museum Press. This book was released on 2015-02-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Money has always been a subject of interest, today more so than ever. For centuries it has performed a key role around the globe most obviously in trade and the economy, but also in the development of national identities, religions and the spread of empire.

Author : K V PRABHU
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1646785711
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power of Symbols written by K V PRABHU and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power of Symbols is the perfect book for your journey into the world of Reiki and other healing symbols. The world is a stressful place. You have a keen interest in Reiki healing and spirituality, and you managed to pursue the course, but you still need some help with the symbols. What do you do now? Well, you don’t have to worry because this book has all the details you need!

Author : Nancy A. Winter
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symbols of Wealth and Power written by Nancy A. Winter and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new definitive text on Etruscan terra-cottas

Author : Bryce Courtenay
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 034541005X
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Power of One written by Bryce Courtenay and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1996-09-29 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama.” –The New York Times “Unabashedly uplifting . . . asserts forcefully what all of us would like to believe: that the individual, armed with the spirit of independence–‘the power of one’–can prevail.” –Cleveland Plain Dealer In 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams–which are nothing compared to what life actually has in store for him. He embarks on an epic journey through a land of tribal superstition and modern prejudice where he will learn the power of words, the power to transform lives, and the power of one. “Totally engrossing . . . [presents] the metamorphosis of a most remarkable young man and the almost spiritual influence he has on others . . . Peekay has both humor and a refreshingly earthy touch, and his adventures, at times, are hair-raising in their suspense.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review “Marvelous . . . It is the people of the sun-baked plains of Africa who tug at the heartstrings in this book. . . . [Bryce] Courtenay draws them all with a fierce and violent love.” –The Washington Post Book World “Impressive.” –Newsday “A compelling tale.” –The Christian Science Monitor

Author : Agnes Bolsø
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315308932
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice written by Agnes Bolsø and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite all the efforts to promote change, power and authority still seem to be permanently associated with the white, the straight and the masculine, both symbolically and in the everyday world of organizations. As the intricate relationship between the symbolic and the everyday remains under-researched, this anthology proposes a transdisciplinary feminist perspective drawing on the humanities in order to explore the complex nature of the gendered politics of organizations. Indeed, analyzing how images, narratives, symbols and bodies are all part of how power and gender are constructed in organizations through a broad and international range of empirical studies, Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice explores issues at the interstices of the humanities and social sciences, combining theoretical and analytical perspectives from both areas. Providing a radical analysis of the gendered dynamics of power as well as petitioning for radical intervention into those dynamics, this timely volume will appeal to postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in fields such as: Organization and Management Studies, Gender studies, Feminist theory and Sociology of Work & Industry.

Author : Barbara Heider-Rauter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1844097552
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Power of the Infinity Symbol written by Barbara Heider-Rauter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the spiritual meaning and magic of the infinity symbol and how to activate its positive powers • Explains how the infinity symbol is the antidote to a negative, imbalanced world and how it can help reconnect the two halves of the brain and achieve balance and harmony in yourself, your relationships, and the wider world • Offers simple and practical exercises that harness the power of the infinity symbol for balance and harmony, including simple visualizations, physical exercises, and directed drawing of the symbol • Explores the many appearances of this universal symbol in history, mythology, different cultures, and the natural world Through the ages, the infinity symbol, a sideways figure eight, has represented eternal development and balance. Also known as the lemniscate, this powerful symbol stands for equilibrium, harmony, and the interconnectedness of all things. Although magical knowledge of symbols has often been kept secret throughout history, today the power of this symbol is available to all. In this accessible, hands-on guide, Barbara Heider-Rauter explores the spiritual world of the infinity symbol in a personal and practical way, allowing each of us to benefit from its positive influence for balance and harmony in ourselves, our relationships, and the wider world. She begins with a short exercise to attune readers to the energy field of the lemniscate. She explains how the infinity symbol offers the perfect response to a system that encourages separation and a world in which the negation of our feelings is often the source of illness and pain. She details simple exercises to reconnect the two halves of the brain, the analytical and the emotional, resulting in harmony and healing. She teaches how to use simple visualisation, physical exercises, and directed drawing of the symbol to achieve practical results in our daily lives. Beautifully illustrated in full color, the book also offers a wealth of information on the appearance of the infinity symbol through the ages in all its forms and contexts, from history and mythology to our own tiny body cells and the natural world. This book urges the reader to establish wholeness, to balance the scales of duality and find harmony. With the power of the lemniscate at hand, decisions will be made with greater ease and relationships filled with harmony and a lighter heart.

Author : D. V. Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symbols of Power at the Time of Stonehenge written by D. V. Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Diana Scarisbrick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500291122
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rings written by Diana Scarisbrick and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author considers rings in all their forms and makes their context come alive through paintings, drawings and vivid quotations.