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I Am Taurus by Stephen Palmer (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHunt Publishing The Limited, John

ISBN-101803414669

ISBN-139781803414669

eBay Product ID (ePID)13065000755

Product Key Features

Book TitleI am Taurus

Number of Pages112 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSky Observation, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Astronomy

Publication Year2024

GenreNature, Social Science, Science

AuthorStephen Palmer

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight5 oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal523.8

SynopsisThe constellation we know as Taurus goes all the way back to cave paintings of aurochs at Lascaux. In I Am Taurus, author Stephen Palmer traces the story of the bull in the sky, starting from that point 19,000 years ago - a journey through the history of what has become known as the sacred bull. Each of the eleven sections is written from the perspective of the mythical Taurus, from the beginning at Lascaux to Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Greece, Spain and elsewhere. This is not just a history of the bull but also an attempt to see ourselves through the eyes of the bull, illustrating our pre-literate use of myth, how the advent of writing and the urban revolution changed our view of ourselves, and how even the most modern of rituals - bullfighting in Spain - is a variation on the ancient sacrifice of the sacred bull.

LC Classification NumberQB802.P3 2024