The Bull in the Mediterranean World : Myths and Cults by Hellenic Culture Organization - (2003)

Hellenic Ministry of Culture, January 2003. Trade Paperback . Used Very Good. Front and back covers have very slight edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. In very nice, but previously owned condition. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Athens, Greece: Hellenic Ministry of Culture, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 227pp. Illustrated throughout w colour photographs. Illustrated wrapper w French flaps is clean showing light diagonal crease to bottom front corner. Binding square and not creased. Additional shipping may be required - 29.5 x 23.5cm. This volume contains the detailed catalogue of the 213 works displayed at the Cultural Olympiad 2001-2004 through the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, together with an opening series of essays written by specialist researchers and historians, who look in depth at some of the most important aspects of the bull and its cult. The numerous myths, iconological associations, traditions and types of objects reveal the symbolic importance of the bull in the ancient Mediterranean. The Bull in the Mediterranean World" looks at the male symbolic universe of the ancient cultures around Mare Nostrum - Our Sea - amongst whom the bull acquired a number of different meanings and… Read More