Masks and Masking

Masks and Masking
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9781476612331
ISBN-13 : 1476612331
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Masks and Masking by : Gary Edson

Download or read book Masks and Masking written by Gary Edson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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