| The Inversion of a Symbol Concept (A Survey on Wild goat as a Prototype in Iran and Mesopotamia) |
| Paper ID : 1065-WDG2017 |
| Authors |
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Maryam Karami *1, آرش جوانمرد2, Sorena Firouzi3 1Kermanshah, Iran 2تبریز دانشگاه تبریز دانشکده کشاورزی گروه علوم دامی 3Tehran University |
| Abstract |
| Based on ancient human believes, some cultural artifacts contain some values on which artistic forms have been visualized. Aiming to understand these, it is necessary to know the symbolic markers which sometimes had distinct meanings in ancient cultures, as a verbal language, were representative of especial meaning of mythological believes. Iconology is trying to clarify the significance of these symbolic markers which based on different cultures were repeatedly the represented and interpret them via scientific method aiming to clarify these meaning and getting to know their cultural values based on the iconographic classification and analysis. Animal figures were sometimes used as symbols of agriculture and nutrition and also as symbols of gods, kingdoms and elements of universe. Among animal figures, wild goat figure has a great importance. In ancient times this figure was symbol of seeking rain and blessing rather than just being a decorative figure. It seems that wild goat figure´s formation on stones was due to ancient people beliefs and costumes which considered this figure as a symbol of rain, fertility and abundance. This figure was passed from each generation to next in ancient art. This article has tried to look at the prototype of wild goat, in the art of ancient Iran and neighboring civilization (Mesopotamia), since the beginning of these cultures to the first millennium B .C. and also looking at the motifs of their artifacts, by mean of shine a flash on relationship between these cultures, and perusing the inversion of symbols. |
| Keywords |
| Ancient, Iconology, Inversion, wild goat |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |