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Beyond Aesthetics: Art and the Technologies of Enchantment 1st edition
Christopher Pinney
Beyond Aesthetics: Art and the Technologies of Enchantment 1st edition
Christopher Pinney
The anthropology of art is currently at a crossroads. Although well versed in the meaning of art in small-scale tribal societies, anthropologists are still wrestling with the question of how to interpret art in a complex, post-colonial environment. Alfred Gell recently confronted this problem in his posthumous book Art and Agency.
296 pages, 30 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 1, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9781859734643 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 296 |
Dimensions | 235 × 158 × 23 mm · 456 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Pinney, Christopher |
Editor | Thomas, Nicholas |
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