A comprehensive introduction to the anthropology of the arts, this
is the first textbook to go beyond visual art to cover the arts
more broadly. Drawing together media such as painting, sound,
performance, video, and film, it presents a clear overview of the
cross-cultural human experience of art.Introducing students to the
basics as well as the latest scholarship, the book features:- 45
chapters which combine classic texts from anthropologists such as
Pierre Bourdieu, Claude Levi-Strauss, Margaret Mead, Bronislaw
Malinowski, Alfred Gell, Franz Boas, and Mary Douglas with recent
scholarship by George Marcus, Tim Ingold, Roger Sansi, Christopher
Pinney, Georgina Born, and others- Both theoretical and
ethnographic readings, with coverage ranging from Bali, Papua New
Guinea, Egypt, sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, and Australia to
the United States- Introductory materials, ethnographic exercises,
further reading ideas, and alternative suggestions for navigating
the content based on medium, geography, theory, or
ethnographyDesigned for classroom use, Anthropology of the Arts is
invaluable for teaching and learning. Engaging and accessible, it
is essential reading for students in anthropology of art,
anthropology of design, anthropology of performance, and related
courses.
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