P E A R L S
P E A R L S

Author: T VIJAYAN BABU

Publisher: Pencil

Published: 2024-02-10

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9358833742

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Embark on a journey through the enchanting pages of "Pearls" by T Vijayan Babu. A seasoned teacher with over three decades in Bhutan, Babu infuses cultural richness into his exploration of these lustrous gems. From the tear-shaped pearls of Mesopotamia to the opulence of Renaissance adornments, the book delves into the historical, cultural, and symbolic tapestry of pearls. Babu's unique blend of scholarly insight and storytelling unveils the timeless elegance of pearls, connecting them to the diverse facets of human experience. "Pearls" is not just a book; it's a cultural odyssey that reveals the hidden stories behind these treasures, inviting readers to discover the world through the eyes of an astute educator, avid traveler, and eloquent writer.

Dressing Judeans and Christians in Antiquity
Dressing Judeans and Christians in Antiquity

Author: Kristi Upson-Saia

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-05-13

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1317147960

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The past two decades have witnessed a proliferation of scholarship on dress in the ancient world. These recent studies have established the extent to which Greece and Rome were vestimentary cultures, and they have demonstrated the critical role dress played in communicating individuals’ identities, status, and authority. Despite this emerging interest in ancient dress, little work has been done to understand religious aspects and uses of dress. This volume aims to fill this gap by examining a diverse range of religious sources, including literature, art, performance, coinage, economic markets, and memories. Employing theoretical frames from a range of disciplines, contributors to the volume demonstrate how dress developed as a topos within Judean and Christian rhetoric, symbolism, and performance from the first century BCE to the fifth century CE. Specifically, they demonstrate how religious meanings were entangled with other social logics, revealing the many layers of meaning attached to ancient dress, as well as the extent to which dress was implicated in numerous domains of ancient religious life.