LEADER 00000cam a2200637Ia 4500 001 ocn900344873 003 OCoLC 005 20160527041056.4 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 150117t20152015kyu o 000 0 eng d 020 9780813157757|qelectronic book 020 0813157757|qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)900344873 037 22573/ctt129980n|bJSTOR 040 EBLCP|beng|epn|cEBLCP|dN$T|dOCLCQ|dHEBIS|dIDEBK|dN$T |dOCLCF|dJSTOR|dDEBSZ 049 RIDW 050 4 BL325.E93 072 7 REL|x017000|2bisacsh 072 7 SOC002010|2bisacsh 072 7 SOC011000|2bisacsh 082 04 291.2114|222 090 BL325.E93 100 1 Potts, Albert M.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n82017273 245 14 The world's eye /|cAlbert M. Potts. 264 1 Lexington :|bThe University Press of Kentucky,|c[2015] 264 4 |c©2015 300 1 online resource (104 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 505 0 Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Evil Eye; 3. The Eye of Horus and Other Eye Amulets; 4. The Eye of Medusa; 5. Behind the Mask; 6. The Eyes of Argus; 7. The Ojo de Dios; 8. The Eye of Providence; 9. Epilogue: Ars Brevis, Vita Longa Est; Appendix A: Gorgon Coins; Appendix B: Thread-Crosses; Notes; Index. 520 Greek vases and Peruvian bottles, Chinese bronzes and African masks, Tel Brak idols and Egyptian tomb paintings -- artifacts ancient and modern reveal man's universal fascination with the eye and his awe before its mysterious powers. In this wide-ranging and richly illustrated essay Albert M. Potts considers the special properties the human mind has ascribed to the eye over the millenia and seeks out its peculiar significance as symbol. Amulets against the Evil Eye persist today in nearly every part of the world. Almost as pervasive is the conception of the Good Eye, itself used as a protective. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Eye|xMythology.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85046672 650 0 Eye|vFolklore.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85046660 650 0 Eye|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85046642 |vMiscellanea.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh99001794 650 7 Eye|xMythology.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/919189 650 7 Eye|xFolklore.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1199525 650 7 Eye.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/919113 655 0 Electronic books. 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 Trivia and miscellanea.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/1921748 655 7 Folklore.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423784 655 7 Trivia and miscellanea.|2lcgft|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/genreForms/gf2014026201 776 08 |iPrint version:|aPotts, Albert M.|tWorld's Eye. |dLexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 |z9780813113876 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=938440|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading this eBook|uhttp:// guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20160607|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic|lridw 994 92|bRID