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The Anthropology of Art

A Reader
Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology 1. Aufl.

von: Howard Morphy, Morgan Perkins
37,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	04.02.2009
ISBN/EAN:	9781405155328
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	576

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Acknowledgments viii About the Editors x The Anthropology of Art: A Reflection on its History and Contemporary Practice 1 Howard Morphy and Morgan Perkins Part I Foundations and Framing the Discipline 33 1 Primitive Art 39 Franz Boas 2 Split Representation in the Art of Asia and America 56 Claude Le´vi-Strauss 3 Introduction to Tribes and Forms in African Art 74 William Fagg 4 Style, Grace, and Information in Primitive Art 78 Gregory Bateson 5 Tikopia Art and Society 91 Raymond Firth 6 The Abelam Artist 109 Anthony Forge Part II Primitivism, Art, and Artifacts 123 7 Modernist Primitivism: An Introduction 129 William Rubin 8 Defective Affinities: ‘‘Primitivism’’ in 20th Century Art 147 Arthur C. Danto 9 Histories of the Tribal and the Modern 150 James Clifford 10 A Case in Point and Afterwords to Primitive Art in Civilized Places 167 Sally Price 11 Oriental Antiquities/Far Eastern Art 186 Craig Clunas 12 Introduction to Art/Artifact: African Art in Anthropology Collections 209 Susan Vogel 13 Vogel’s Net: Traps as Artworks and Artworks as Traps 219 Alfred Gell Part III Aesthetics across Cultures 237 14 Yoruba Artistic Criticism 242 Robert Farris Thompson 15 Style in Technology: Some Early Thoughts 270 Heather Lechtman 16 ‘‘Marvels of Everyday Vision’’: The Anthropology of Aesthetics and the Cattle-keeping Nilotes 281 Jeremy Coote 17 From Dull to Brilliant: The Aesthetics of Spiritual Power Among the Yolngu 302 Howard Morphy Part IV Form, Style, and Meaning 321 18 Visual Categories: An Approach to the Study of Representational Systems 326 Nancy D. Munn 19 Structural Patterning in Kwakiutl Art and Ritual 339 Abraham Rosman and Paula G. Rubel 20 Sacred Art and Spiritual Power: An Analysis of Tlingit Shamans’ Masks 358 Aldona Jonaitis 21 All Things Made 374 David M. Guss 22 Modernity and the ‘‘Graphicalization’’ of Meaning: New Guinea Highland Shield Design in Historical Perspective 387 Michael O’Hanlon Part V Marketing Culture 407 23 Arts of the Fourth World 412 Nelson H. H. Graburn 24 The Collecting and Display of Souvenir Arts: Authenticity and the ‘‘Strictly Commercial’’ 431 Ruth B. Phillips 25 The Art of the Trade: On the Creation of Value and Authenticity in the African Art Market 454 Christopher B. Steiner Part VI Contemporary Artists 467 26 A Second Reflection: Presence and Opposition in Contemporary Maori Art 472 Nicholas Thomas 27 Representing Culture: The Production of Discourse(s) for Aboriginal Acrylic Paintings 495 Fred Myers 28 Aesthetics and Iconography: An Artist’s Approach 513 Gordon Bennett 29 Kinds of Knowing 520 Charlotte Townsend-Gault 30 Cew Ete Haw I Tih: The Bird That Carries Language Back to Another 544 Jolene Rickard Index 549

Rezension

“The Anthropology of Art is a superb compilation that enables both scholar and student to have in one volume the major studies and debates in this discipline. In the insightful introduction, the editors survey the history of the field and tackle the vexing problem of defining art in cross-cultural perspective.” Ivan Karp, Emory University “An excellent, near-perfect book that demonstrates the centrality of the anthropology of art in both anthropology and art history debates. The essential reader for anyone who wants a broad, stimulating introduction to the field.” Jeremy MacClancy, Oxford Brookes University“Addresses significant debates … .Seems[s] to provide an understanding of the often subtle but underlying discourse on contemporary African art.” H-Net Reviews "A unique and timely manual that serves to connect the student with the creative impulse of man." The Electric Review

Autorenportrait

Howard Morphy is Director of the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at the Australian National University and Honorary Curator of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. Morgan Perkins is Associate Professor of Anthropology and of Art, Director of the Weaver Museum of Anthropology, and Director of the Museum Studies Program, at SUNY, Potsdam

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This anthology provides a single-volume overview of the essential theoretical debates in the anthropology of art. Drawing together significant work in the field from the second half of the twentieth century, it enables readers to appreciate the art of various cultures at different times. An essay from the editors, offering an intellectual critique of the history of the discipline and exploring the contribution that the analysis of art can make to human societies, prefaces the volume; each part also begins with a useful editorial introduction to the readings. The readings themselves cover all the major debates in the field, including: definitions of art and aesthetics; the nature of representational processes; the nature of authenticity; the Primitivism controversy; the history of trade and commodification; and the role of contemporary artists. This anthology is the ideal resource for readers new to the anthropology of art. At the same time, it allows those with some knowledge of the discipline to see how art and aesthetics can contribute to their research.

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“The Anthropology of Art is a superb compilation that enables both scholar and student to have in one volume the major studies and debates in this discipline. In the insightful introduction, the editors survey the history of the field and tackle the vexing problem of defining art in cross-cultural perspective.” Ivan Karp, Emory University “An excellent, near-perfect book that demonstrates the centrality of the anthropology of art in both anthropology and art history debates. The essential reader for anyone who wants a broad, stimulating introduction to the field.” Jeremy MacClancy, Oxford Brookes University "A unique and timely manual that serves to connect the student with the creative impulse of man." The Electric Review