Discs, Bones & Priestesses: A History on the Art of the Tarot
Cristina Carrera
Illustration (School of Graduate Studies)
About this Item
- Title
- Discs, Bones & Priestesses: A History on the Art of the Tarot
- Contributor Names
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Carrera, Cristina (Author)
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Menges, Jeff A. (Thesis advisor)
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Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Illustration (Degree granting institution.)
- Date
- 2017
- Degree Information
- M.F.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2017
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Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair: Jeff Menges
Committee Members: Brendan Leach, Dennis Dittrich, Anelle Miller - Illustration (School of Graduate Studies)
- Abstract
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Throughout history, a silent form of divination and disparate world of illustration —known as the Tarot—has had profound influence on areas as varied and significant as scientific study and religious warfare.
Providing essential narratives of destiny and fate, the Tarot originated centuries ago with popular card games, and has continually evolved through the development of global spiritualities. Throughout its existence, the Tarot has manifested a whirlwind of debate, theory, desegregation, and revolution. Even today, as the Tarot appears as commercially printed works of art, its divinatory properties remain as taunted or in question, as much as they remain willfully respected.
As we know it, the Tarot took form under fourteenth century Christian influence, with underlying roots in civilizations ranging from Egypt to China. As a work of illustration, it has rendered a visual, cultural, and spiritual evolution, redefining the power of symbols in art.
As a popular pastime, it has introduced society to a metaphysical phenomenon that allows one to develop intuitive and extrasensory responses to their questions. While secular viewers may question the metaphysical worth in these works of art, the illustrative property of these cards is rich in history, myth, and unnerving truth. - Subject
- Art--History
- Political science
- Religious history
- Card games
- Feminism
- Magic
- Spirituality
- Tarot
- Rights
- In Copyright
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- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: etd_000952
- Language
- English
Citation
Carrera, C. (2017). Discs, Bones & Priestesses: A History on the Art of the Tarot [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/132129
Carrera, Cristina. Discs, Bones & Priestesses: A History on the Art of the Tarot. 2017. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/132129
Carrera, Cristina. "Discs, Bones & Priestesses: A History on the Art of the Tarot." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2017. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/132129