Calliope's Sisters A Comparative Study of Philosophies of Art

Name: Calliope's Sisters A Comparative Study of Philosophies of Art
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ISBN: 9780130936097

ISBN-10: 013093609X

ISBN-13: 9780130936097

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Richard L. Anderson

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For Anthropology of Art courses and courses in Aesthetics. This book looks at the visual and performing arts of the world's societies, describing the varied ways in which people in other cultures think about their arts and examining the theoretical basis of art's role in human affairs. Anderson focuses on ten diverse societies, noting the similarities and differences found in these and other traditional aesthetic systems.

Book details

List price: $113.32
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English




San Aesthetics: The Enhancement of Life in a Foraging Society



Eskimo Aesthetics: Art as Transformer of Realities



Aboriginal Australian Aesthetics: Sacramental Union witht eh Eternal Dreamtime



Aesthetics of the Sepik: Powerful Spirits and Phallic Aggression in New Guinea



Navajo Aesthetics: A Unity of Art and Life



Yoruba Aesthetics: Goodness and Beauty in West Africa



Aztec Aesthetics: Flower and Song



Aesthetics in Early India: “Rasa” and the Theory of Transcendental Enjoyment



Japanese Aesthetics: An Exultation of Beauty and Bliss



Western Aesthetics: A Quartet of Traditions



Introduction to Part Two



Comparative Aesthetics: The Many Faces of the Muse



Art as Culturally Significant Meaning



Style, Feeling, and Skill



Epilogue: Western Aesthetics in Cross-cultural perspective



Precis of the Aesthetics Systems of Ten Societies



The Affective Response to Art in Ten Societies