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Human Figuration and Fragmentation in Preclassic Mesoamerica - From Figurines to Sculpture (Hardcover)
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Human Figuration and Fragmentation in Preclassic Mesoamerica - From Figurines to Sculpture (Hardcover)
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In this book, Julia Guernsey examines the relationship between
human figuration, fragmentation, bodily divisibility, personhood,
and community in ancient Mesoamerica. Contending that
representation of the human body in the pre-classic period
gradually became a privileged act, she argues that human figuration
as well as the fragmentation of both human representations and
human bodies reveals ancient conceptualizations of personhood and
the relationship of individual to the community. Considering
ceramic figurines and stone sculpture together with archaeological
data, Guernsey weaves together evidence and ideas drawn from art
history, archaeology, and anthropology to construct a rich,
cultural history of Mesoamerican practices of figuration and
fragmentation. A methodologically innovative study, her book has
ramifications for scholars working in Mesoamerica and, more
generally, those interested in the significance of human
representation.
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