The Powers of Presence : Consciousness, Myth, and Affecting Presence /

Chiefly considering African and Upper Paleolithic work, Armstrong demonstrates that concepts of beauty, truth, and excellence are irrelevant in developing the aesthetic of a specific culture. By developing a unique aesthetic typology, he offers a reinterpretation of non-Western art that integrates h...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Armstrong, Robert Plant (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1981]
Subjects:
Sculpture, West African.
Art and anthropology.
Sculpture ouest-africaine.
Art et anthropologie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PLATES, FIGURES (Plates follow page 130) / Buxton, John A.
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Powers of Invocation, the Powers of Virtuosity
  • 2. The Powers of the Analogic
  • 3. The Powers of the Mythologemic
  • 4. The Powers of the Mythoform I
  • 5. The Powers of the Mythoform II
  • 6. The Powers of Celebration
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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