Magic Symbols of the World Book about Tradition & Artifacts of Ritual by Binder

Description: Magic Symbols of the World by Pearl Binder Condtion: Great condition, some yellowing, Dust jack has worn edges and small tears Take a look at photos for best condition assessment. Let me know if you have any questions. From the Dust Jacket: "A conductor's baton invokes virility, a decorous waltz generates magio power, and lipstick protects the mouth from evil influences. Just three statements from an often provocative, always lively, survey which throws up startling parallels between the centuries-old experience of peasant culture and we of the supposedly-sophisticated, fully-automated, twentieth-century world. In this book Pearl Binder reveals many of the ways in which ordinary people have guarded themselves against the dangers of tomorrow, people who, like the common folk throughout history, have immediate and fundamental concerns: the next harvest, the next rainfall, the next meal. She tells of the patterns and symbols they have evolved to bring comfort and reassurance in their struggle to tap the great forces of nature and shows how each stage of life and each circumstance is hedged about with magic protection. So a spiral painted on the door of a Hindu hut eases a mother's labour; a border at neck, sleeve and hem protects the body from evil spirits; a curve at the corner of a Japanese roof repels a flying demon; a powder compounded from tiger flesh becomes a potent aphrodisiac; and a jewel in the mouth of a Chinese corpse prevents its spirit from escaping to wander balefully. This is an intensely personal book. Using her own collection as a springboard, Pearl Binder has given us a stimulating, worldwide account of the magic symbols of the common people in all their resourceful, unbounded and audacious imagination.35 line drawings, 123 illustrations in black and white and 38 in full colour."

Price: 18.6 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2024-12-27T15:00:01.000Z

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