Os cem olhos do pavão

The peacock is considered one of the most beautiful animals in nature. This beauty, concerning the imaginary, becomes a key element in the narratives and arts that associate the peacock with the Hindu and Buddhist deities, but also with the pride and the vanity. This article tries to show how the sy...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marcelo Amato Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Instituto de Estudos Medievais 2021-01-01
Series:Medievalista
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/medievalista/3908
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832580486945308672
author Marcelo Amato Cardoso
author_facet Marcelo Amato Cardoso
author_sort Marcelo Amato Cardoso
collection DOAJ
description The peacock is considered one of the most beautiful animals in nature. This beauty, concerning the imaginary, becomes a key element in the narratives and arts that associate the peacock with the Hindu and Buddhist deities, but also with the pride and the vanity. This article tries to show how the symbolism of the peacock was transmitted and adapted from Ancient India to Medieval Europe, where the bird figured in the Christian creativity as an emblem of the immortality of Christ and the preachers of the Church, along with hagiographical narratives and biblical images.
format Article
id doaj-art-9e9b03c6f41d48668faa6cc216508fab
institution Kabale University
issn 1646-740X
language deu
publishDate 2021-01-01
publisher Instituto de Estudos Medievais
record_format Article
series Medievalista
spelling doaj-art-9e9b03c6f41d48668faa6cc216508fab2025-01-30T10:52:47ZdeuInstituto de Estudos MedievaisMedievalista1646-740X2021-01-012924327510.4000/medievalista.3908Os cem olhos do pavãoMarcelo Amato CardosoThe peacock is considered one of the most beautiful animals in nature. This beauty, concerning the imaginary, becomes a key element in the narratives and arts that associate the peacock with the Hindu and Buddhist deities, but also with the pride and the vanity. This article tries to show how the symbolism of the peacock was transmitted and adapted from Ancient India to Medieval Europe, where the bird figured in the Christian creativity as an emblem of the immortality of Christ and the preachers of the Church, along with hagiographical narratives and biblical images.https://journals.openedition.org/medievalista/3908Middle AgesBestiarySymbolismPeacockImaginary
spellingShingle Marcelo Amato Cardoso
Os cem olhos do pavão
Medievalista
Middle Ages
Bestiary
Symbolism
Peacock
Imaginary
title Os cem olhos do pavão
title_full Os cem olhos do pavão
title_fullStr Os cem olhos do pavão
title_full_unstemmed Os cem olhos do pavão
title_short Os cem olhos do pavão
title_sort os cem olhos do pavao
topic Middle Ages
Bestiary
Symbolism
Peacock
Imaginary
url https://journals.openedition.org/medievalista/3908
work_keys_str_mv AT marceloamatocardoso oscemolhosdopavao