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ACKERMAN, PHYLLIS The Persian Exhibition New York, 1940: Gods of Our Forefathers
NY: Iranian Institute Of America, 1940. First Edition. Booklet. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Two small light tan stains on p.16, else contents are clean, unworn. ; 8-3/8" Tall, 16 page saddle-stapled booklet. The tan PAPER COVER is about the weight of posterboard. RELIGION. "Five thousand years ago and more, on the Iranian plateau and in the adjacent regions below and beyond the mountain ramparts, men struggling with primitive instruments and methods to maintain a precarious life by means of grain and animal raising, were intensely aware of their dependence on the caprices of climate .. They have left, in the semi-pictorial design on painted pottery, a record of their dominant hopes and fears. " This booklet contains an essay, recording the evolution of myth and religion in the region, illustrated with six full-page b/w photos.. VG- .
Offered for US$ 19.00 by: Velma Clinton Books - Book number: 31605
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