Morphy / Perkins The Anthropology of Art

A Reader
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4051-5532-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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E-Book, Englisch, 576 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

This anthology provides a single-volume overview of the essentialtheoretical debates in the anthropology of art. Drawing togethersignificant work in the field from the second half of the twentiethcentury, it enables readers to appreciate the art of differentcultures at different times.
* * Advances a cross-cultural concept of art that moves beyondtraditional distinctions between Western and non-Western art.
* Provides the basis for the appreciation of art of differentcultures and times.
* Enhances readers' appreciation of the aesthetics of artand of the important role it plays in human society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morphy, Howard

Perkins, Morgan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.
Introduction: The Anthropology of Art: A Reflection on ItsHistory and Contemporary Practice: Howard Morphy and MorganPerkins.
Part I: Framing the Discipline:.
Introduction.
1. Primitive Art: Franz Boas.
2. Split Representation in the Art of Asia and America: ClaudeLévi-Strauss.
3. Tribes and Forms in African Art: William Fagg.
4. Style, Grace, and Information in Primitive Art: GregoryBateson.
5. Tikopea Art and Society: Raymond Firth.
6. The Abelam Artist: Anthony Forge.
Part II: Primitivism and Art/Artifact:.
Introduction.
7. Introduction. In "Primitivism" in 20th CenturyArt: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern: William Rubin.
8. "Primitivism" in 20th Century Art: Arthur C.Danto.
9. Histories of the Tribal and the Modern: James Clifford.
10. A Case in Point: Sally Price.
11. Oriental Antiquities/Far Eastern: Craig Clunas.
12. Introduction. In ART/Artifact: Susan Vogel.
13. Vogel's Net: Traps as Artworks and Artworks as Traps: AlfredGell.
Part III: Aesthetics Across Cultures:.
Introduction.
14. Yoruba Artistic Criticism: Robert Farris Thompson.
15. Style in Technology: Some Early Thoughts: HeatherLechtman.
16. "Marvels of Everyday Vision": The Anthropologyof Aesthetics and the Cattle-Keeping Nilotes: Jeremy Coote.
17. From Dull to Brilliant: The Aesthetics of Spiritual PowerAmong the Yolngu: Howard Morphy.
Part IV: Form, Style and Meaning:.
Introduction.
18. Visual Categories: An Approach to the Study ofRepresentational Systems: Nancy D. Munn.
19. Structural Patterning in Kwakiutl Art and Ritual: AbrahamRosman and Paula G. Rubel.
20. Sacred Art and Spiritual Power: An Analysis of TlingitShaman's Masks: Aldona Jonaitis.
21. To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the SouthAmerican Rain Forest: David M. Guss.
22. Modernity and the "Graphicalization" of Meaning:New Guinea Highland Shield Design in Historical Perspective:Michael O'Hanlon.
Part V: Marketing Culture:.
Introduction.
23. Introduction. In Ethnic and Tourist Arts: CulturalExpressions of the Fourth World: Nelson H. H. Graburn.
24. The Collecting and Display of Souvenir Arts: Authenticityand the "Strictly Commercial": Ruth B. Phillips.
25. The Art of the Trade: The Creation of Value and Authenticityin the African Art Market: Christopher B. Steiner.
Part VI: Contemporary Artists:.
Introduction.
26. A Second Reflection: Presence and Opposition in ContemporaryMaori Art: Nicholas Thomas.
27. Representing Culture: The Production of Discourse(s) forAboriginal Acrylic Paintings: Fred Myers.
28. Aesthetics and Iconography: An Artists Approach: GordonBennett.
29. Kinds of Knowing: Charlotte Townsend-Gault.
30. CEW ETE HAW I TIH: The Bird That Carries Language Back toAnother: Jolene Rickard.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

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