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"Art and Agency and Art History" throws the subject of the anthropology of art into brilliant and much-needed relief, by re-articulating its relationships to key methodological and theoretical approaches in art history, sociology, and linguistics. Using Alfred Gell's influential work...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New interventions in art history
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470776629 |
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"Art and Agency and Art History" throws the subject of the anthropology of art into brilliant and much-needed relief, by re-articulating its relationships to key methodological and theoretical approaches in art history, sociology, and linguistics. Using Alfred Gell's influential work as a touchstone, the book showcases nine groundbreaking case studies by an internationally renowned group of art historians and art theorists. Following an accessible introductory overview, the collection explores concepts and perspectives in a wide range of contexts, ranging from such cultures as Bronze Age Chi |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv, 226 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780470776629 0470776625 9780470777275 (electronic bk.) 0470777273 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | N72 |
| CLC: | J0-05 |
| Contents: | Cover -- TOC36;Contents -- Series Editor8217;s Preface -- Preface -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction58; Art and Agency and Art History -- CH36;1 Enchantment and Sacrifice in Early Egypt -- CH36;2 Agency Marked44; Agency Ascribed58; The Affective Object in Ancient Mesopotamia -- CH36;3 Portraits and Agency58; A Comparative View -- CH36;4 The Agency of44; and the Agency for44; the Wanli Emperor -- CH36;5 The Material Efficacy of the Elizabethan Jeweled Miniature58; a Gellian Experiment -- CH36;6 Representational Art in Ancient Peru and the Work of Alfred Gell -- |