Masks and Masking Faces of Tradition and Belief Worldwide

Name: Masks and Masking Faces of Tradition and Belief Worldwide
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ISBN: 9780786445783

ISBN-10: 0786445785

ISBN-13: 9780786445783

Edition: 2009 (Alternate)

Authors: Gary Edson

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For at least 20,000 years, masking has been a mark of cultural evolution and an indication of magical-religious sophistication in society. Ancient cave paintings depict figures with animal masks; early Egyptians left images of humans with animal "heads"; and Incan burial chambers contained masks of gold to cover the faces of the dead. Ancient peoples wore masks to survive the elements, succeed in combat, confirm their identity, attract spouses, celebrate important events, and venerate their personal and collective gods. Current literature suggests an early association between masking and pietistic practice. These and many other uses of masking are an important part of the record of human…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 10/6/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 267
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Symbolic Mutilation



Substitute Faces



Cultural Signs



Ingenious Expression



Masks, Magic, and Power



Mystic Assumptions



Masks as Communal Symbols



Masks as Couriers of Myths



Shape-Shifting Faces



Somatic Metamorphosis



Dramatic Apparitions



Masking the Other Face


Notes to the Captions


Chapter Notes


Bibliography


About the Drawings


Index