{"product_id":"mythological-human-hybrids-enoch-shaker-9781522821540","title":"Mythological Human Hybrids","description":"Partly human hybrids appear in petroglyphs or cave paintings from the Upper Paleolithic, in shamanistic or totemistic contexts. Ethnologist Ivar Lissner theorized that cave paintings of beings combining human and animal features were not physical representations of mythical hybrids, but were instead attempts to depict shamans in the process of acquiring the mental and spiritual attributes of various beasts or power animals. Religious historian Mircea Eliade has observed that beliefs regarding animal identity and transformation into animals are widespread. The iconography of the Vinca culture of Neolithic Europe in particular is noted for its frequent depiction of an owl-beaked \"bird goddess\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Enoch Shaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1522821546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781522821540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Enoch Shaker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124498624767,"sku":"9781522821540","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_209bf2a1-d123-492a-9262-58c82a65d2fb.jpg?v=1687437137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mythological-human-hybrids-enoch-shaker-9781522821540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}