Ancestral Images : The Iconography of Human Origins /

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Pictorial reconstructions of ancient human ancestors have twin purposes: to make sense of shared ancestry and to bring prehistory to life. Stephanie Moser analyzes the close relationship between representations of the past and theories about human evolution, showing how this relationship existed eve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moser, Stephanie (Autor)
Otros Autores: Gamble, Clive (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Human evolution > Pictorial works > History.
Prehistoric peoples > Pictorial works > History.
Anthropology.
Art History.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Artist's Eye and the Mind of Science
  • Chapter 2: Mythological Visions of Human Creation
  • Chapter 3: Religious and Secular Visions of Human Creation
  • Chapter 4: Historical Visions of National Origins
  • Chapter 5: The Scientific Vision of Prehistory
  • Chapter 6: Popular Presentations
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Picture Credits
  • References
  • Index

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