Displaying 1 of 1 1993 Format: Book Title: The sun : symbol of power and life / compiled and presented by Madanjeet Singh ; with contributions by Ahmad Hasan Dani [and others] ; in cooperation with Helen Dickinson Baldwin [and others]. Publisher, Date: New York : H.N. Abrams : Unesco, 1993. Description: 400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm Summary: "Here, in more than 550 superb full-color illustrations, many never before published, is a glorious array of sun-related works of art from major museums, libraries, archaeological sites, and sun temples throughout the globe."--Jacket. Subjects: Sun worship. Art and society. Sun -- In art. Genre: Art. Other Author: Singh, Madanjeet. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-393) and index. Contents: Sun in Japnese art and culture -- Sun in Japanese Buddhist culture -- Sun in Chinese culture -- Sun God in South Asia -- Solar universality of South Asian cultures -- Sun in Indonesian culture -- Solar rock art and cultures of Central Asia -- Khvar sun cult of Central Asia -- Sun in Zoroastrian culture -- Sun in Byzantine and Russian art -- Sun in Slavic cultures -- Sun in Greek art and culture -- Sun Gods of ancient Europe -- Sun in traditional French culture -- Solar culture in ancient Egypt -- Ambivalent sun of Sub-Saharan Africa -- Sun in the Maya world -- Aztecs : people of the sun -- Inti, the Andean Sun God. Web Site: Table of contents LCCN: 93014716 ISBN: 0810938383 9780810938380 Other Number: 27726647 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 3944 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 704.946 Sun Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
