Masks and Masking
Faces of Tradition and Belief Worldwide
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:6th Oct '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
For at least 20,000 years, masking has been a mark of cultural evolution and an indication of magical-religious sophistication in society.
This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the mask as a powerful cultural phenomenon--a means by which human groupings attempted to communicate their dignity and sense of purpose, as well as establish a continuum between the natural and supernatural worlds. It addresses the distinctive environments within which masks flourished, and analyzes the mask as a manifestation of art, ethnology and anthropology.
“scholarly...invaluable”—Midwest Book Review.
ISBN: 9780786445783
Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
Weight: 467g
267 pages