Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Reference Internet: Executions IV - Arrows







An stimulating paper, entitled "Some Fecundity Symbols in Ancient China", suggests that the bow and arrow, if not overt phallic emblems, are at least so closely connected with the idea of male offspring that they signify a "prayer" for this gift "most near to a Chinese heart since time immemorial."

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