Art as Culture: An Introduction to the Anthropology of Art

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• Theoretical Note xi
• About the Illustrations xiii
• Acknowledgements xv
• Introduction to the Second Edition xvii
• Chapter 1 - Contexts and Comparisons: The Anthropological Approach 1
• Further Reading 20
• Chapter 2 - Where? The Geographical Dimension 21
• Further Reading 54
• Chapter 3 - How? The Technological Means 55
• Further Reading 84
• Chapter 4 - Who? The Psychological Perspective 85
• Further Reading 112
• Chapter 5 - Why? Social Contexts and Social Functions 113

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• Theoretical Note xi
• About the Illustrations xiii
• Acknowledgements xv
• Introduction to the Second Edition xvii
• Chapter 1 - Contexts and Comparisons: The Anthropological Approach 1
• Further Reading 20
• Chapter 2 - Where? The Geographical Dimension 21
• Further Reading 54
• Chapter 3 - How? The Technological Means 55
• Further Reading 84
• Chapter 4 - Who? The Psychological Perspective 85
• Further Reading 112
• Chapter 5 - Why? Social Contexts and Social Functions 113
• Further Reading 134
• Chapter 6 - "What. . . ?" Art as Communication 135
• Further Reading 166
• Chapter 7 - When and Whence? The Time Dimension 167
• Further Reading 196
• Chapter 8 - The Esthetic Mystery 197
• Further Reading 207
• Chapter 9 - The Global Context: The 15th Century 209
• Chapter 10 - Globalization: The 20th Century 229
• Ethnographic Notes and Index 255
• Glossary with notes on various usages 287
• Bibliography 303
• Bibliography for Second Edition 327
• Subject and Author Index 331
• A NOTE ON THE TYPE IN THIS BOOK 337
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