Twinkind
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The first illustrated global exploration of the cultural
significance of twins. The birth of twins is unusual. Throughout
history they have been revered as gods and reviled as monsters,
they have been adored as amusing music hall double acts and feared
as duplicitous criminals, and they have been studied by
anthropologists and scientists engaged in the nature vs nurture
debate and genetic experiments.Their existence challenges the norm,
they are seen by singletons as 'other' and regarded with an equal
measure of wonder and distrust. Do twins have special powers? Does
a twin birth present a good or bad omen? Are they telepathic?
Should we fear the appearance of the ghostly doppelganger? From the
Aztec creation twins Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca to the divine
opposites of Greek myth, Apollo and Artemis, and from criminal gang
leaders the Kray twins to the disconcerting Grady twins in The
Shining, this visually arresting and often disturbing book explores
and interrogates twindom in all its facets in a wide range of
cultures and media from ancient times to today. The visual
presentation of twins, cultural attitudes to twins and scientific
uses of twins are examined within three broad themes: twins of myth
and legend and the instruction their stories provide, the
anatomical, sociological and scientific studies of twins from
Galton to genetic engineering, and twins as entertainers, sources
of spectacle and community.Punctuating the cabinets of thematic
imagery are nine thought-provoking essays that provide considered
analysis and intriguing investigation of the myriad meanings,
responses to and uses of twinkind.
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Thames & Hudson ,
Viney William
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Viney William
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