In both the bible and the koran, mirages symbolise falsity, mockery and traps, and have been used throughout history as a warning against the allurements of the world. Christopher pinney has 16 books on goodreads with 479 ratings. Christopher pinneys most popular book is photos of the gods. Into thin air the world of ice and a history of mirages. Christopher pinney navigates a sinuous pathway through a. More often, our obsession with mirages conveys a sense of escape, of fascination, of a desire to be deceived. Follow christopher pinney and explore their bibliography from s christopher pinney author page. A curious history of mirages, which traces the illusions of mirages through many eras and cultures and. The waterless sea is the first book devoted to the theories and history of mirages. Christopher pinney is the author of photos of the gods 3. Other wondrous mirages include the ghost riders of the american deserts, the sanskrit mrigtrishna, a desert hallucination of water, and shinkiro, a mirage ascribed by the japanese to the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. The visual studies platform cordially invites you to the public talk the waterless sea.
Reaktion books, 2018 the woman who fooled the world. Christopher pinney navigates a sinuous pathway through a mysterious and evanescent terrain, showing how mirages have impacted politics, culture, science, and religion, and how we can continue to learn from their sublimity. A curious history of mirages christopher pinney reaktion 2018 the illusory seas observed in sere deserts are not the only form of mirage, notes christopher pinney in this. In the waterless sea christopher pinney, an anthropologist at university college london, considers the history and meaning of mirages. A cultural and political history of mirages by christopher pinney anthropologist, art historian, professor of anthropology and visual culture at university college london. Mirages have long astonished travelers of the sea and beguiled thirsty d. The illusory seas observed in sere deserts are not the only. Books by christopher pinney author of photos of the gods. These are the subject of christopher pinneys fascinating new book the waterless sea. The triumph of random testing, a quest for ancient wine.
A curious history of mirages kindle edition by christopher pinney. Christopher pinney navigates a sinuous pathway through a mysterious and evanescent terrain, showing how mirages have impacted politics, culture, science, and religionand how we can continue to learn from their sublimity. Mesmerised within zones of blindness and insight, the british anthropologist, author and multiple temporalities enthusiast christopher pinney has emerged with perhaps the finest homage to. But the mirage motif is rarely simply condemnatory.
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