Craft and the kingly ideal: art, trade, and power
In ancient Mediterranean cultures, diamonds were thought to endow their owners with invincibility. In contemporary United States culture, a foreign-made luxury car is believed to give its owner status and prestige. Where do these beliefs come from? In this study of craft production and long-distance...
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Austin
Univ. of Texas Press
1993
|
| Ausgabe: | 1. ed. |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Zusammenfassung: | In ancient Mediterranean cultures, diamonds were thought to endow their owners with invincibility. In contemporary United States culture, a foreign-made luxury car is believed to give its owner status and prestige. Where do these beliefs come from? In this study of craft production and long-distance trade in traditional, nonindustrial societies, Mary W. Helms explores the power attributed to objects that either are produced by skilled artisans and/or come from "afar." She argues that fine artisanship and long-distance trade, both of which are more available to powerful elites than to ordinary people, are means of creating or acquiring tangible objects that embody intangible powers and energies from the cosmological realms of gods, ancestors, or heroes. Through the objects, these qualities become available to human society and confer honor and power on their possessors. Helms draws her examples from cultures around the world, dating from ancient to modern times. Her novel approach, equating trade with artistry, rejects the classic Western separation between economics and aesthetics and offers a new paradigm for understanding traditional societies that will be of interest to all anthropologists and archaeologists. In addition, shifting emphasis from the exchange of objects to their acquisition offers an exciting new perspective for a wide range of scholars interested in cultural contact and trade, including those in history, religious studies, and sociology. |
| Beschreibung: | XII, 287 S. Ill., graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780292730786 0292730748 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV008217567 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 20241107 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 930917s1993 ad|| |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9780292730786 |9 978-0-292-73078-6 | ||
| 020 | |a 0292730748 |9 0-292-73074-8 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)26256583 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV008217567 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rakddb | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-12 |a DE-19 |a DE-188 |a DE-Y3 | ||
| 050 | 0 | |a GN492.2 | |
| 082 | 0 | |a 306.3 |2 20 | |
| 100 | 1 | |a Helms, Mary W. |d 1938- |e Verfasser |0 (DE-588)1057331821 |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Craft and the kingly ideal |b art, trade, and power |c Mary W. Helms |
| 250 | |a 1. ed. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Austin |b Univ. of Texas Press |c 1993 | |
| 300 | |a XII, 287 S. |b Ill., graph. Darst. | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a In ancient Mediterranean cultures, diamonds were thought to endow their owners with invincibility. In contemporary United States culture, a foreign-made luxury car is believed to give its owner status and prestige. Where do these beliefs come from? In this study of craft production and long-distance trade in traditional, nonindustrial societies, Mary W. Helms explores the power attributed to objects that either are produced by skilled artisans and/or come from "afar." She argues that fine artisanship and long-distance trade, both of which are more available to powerful elites than to ordinary people, are means of creating or acquiring tangible objects that embody intangible powers and energies from the cosmological realms of gods, ancestors, or heroes. Through the objects, these qualities become available to human society and confer honor and power on their possessors. Helms draws her examples from cultures around the world, dating from ancient to modern times. Her novel approach, equating trade with artistry, rejects the classic Western separation between economics and aesthetics and offers a new paradigm for understanding traditional societies that will be of interest to all anthropologists and archaeologists. In addition, shifting emphasis from the exchange of objects to their acquisition offers an exciting new perspective for a wide range of scholars interested in cultural contact and trade, including those in history, religious studies, and sociology. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Ambachten |2 gtt | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Anthropologie politique | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Anthropologie politique |2 ram | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Artisanat |2 ram | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Commerce - Histoire | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Commerce - Histoire |2 ram | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Echange, théorie de (économie politique) |2 ram | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Handel |2 gtt | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Qualité des produits | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Qualité des produits |2 ram | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Qualité du travail | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Échange, Théorie de l' (Économie politique) | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Geschichte | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Commerce |x History | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Exchange | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Political anthropology | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Quality of products | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Workmanship | |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Ware |0 (DE-588)4139404-5 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Fernhandel |0 (DE-588)4154026-8 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Prestige |0 (DE-588)4076334-1 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Handwerkskunst |0 (DE-588)4271729-2 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Handwerkskunst |0 (DE-588)4271729-2 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | 1 | |a Prestige |0 (DE-588)4076334-1 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 689 | 1 | 0 | |a Fernhandel |0 (DE-588)4154026-8 |D s |
| 689 | 1 | 1 | |a Ware |0 (DE-588)4139404-5 |D s |
| 689 | 1 | 2 | |a Prestige |0 (DE-588)4076334-1 |D s |
| 689 | 1 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 943 | 1 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-005424563 | |
Datensatz im Suchindex
| _version_ | 1815076492337479680 |
|---|---|
| adam_text | |
| any_adam_object | |
| author | Helms, Mary W. 1938- |
| author_GND | (DE-588)1057331821 |
| author_facet | Helms, Mary W. 1938- |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Helms, Mary W. 1938- |
| author_variant | m w h mw mwh |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV008217567 |
| callnumber-first | G - Geography, Anthropology, Recreation |
| callnumber-label | GN492 |
| callnumber-raw | GN492.2 |
| callnumber-search | GN492.2 |
| callnumber-sort | GN 3492.2 |
| callnumber-subject | GN - Anthropology |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)26256583 (DE-599)BVBBV008217567 |
| dewey-full | 306.3 |
| dewey-hundreds | 300 - Social sciences |
| dewey-ones | 306 - Culture and institutions |
| dewey-raw | 306.3 |
| dewey-search | 306.3 |
| dewey-sort | 3306.3 |
| dewey-tens | 300 - Social sciences |
| discipline | Soziologie |
| edition | 1. ed. |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>00000nam a2200000 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV008217567</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20241107</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">930917s1993 ad|| |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780292730786</subfield><subfield code="9">978-0-292-73078-6</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0292730748</subfield><subfield code="9">0-292-73074-8</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)26256583</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV008217567</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rakddb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-12</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-19</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-188</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-Y3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">GN492.2</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">306.3</subfield><subfield code="2">20</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Helms, Mary W.</subfield><subfield code="d">1938-</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)1057331821</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Craft and the kingly ideal</subfield><subfield code="b">art, trade, and power</subfield><subfield code="c">Mary W. Helms</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1. ed.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Austin</subfield><subfield code="b">Univ. of Texas Press</subfield><subfield code="c">1993</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">XII, 287 S.</subfield><subfield code="b">Ill., graph. Darst.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In ancient Mediterranean cultures, diamonds were thought to endow their owners with invincibility. In contemporary United States culture, a foreign-made luxury car is believed to give its owner status and prestige. Where do these beliefs come from? In this study of craft production and long-distance trade in traditional, nonindustrial societies, Mary W. Helms explores the power attributed to objects that either are produced by skilled artisans and/or come from "afar." She argues that fine artisanship and long-distance trade, both of which are more available to powerful elites than to ordinary people, are means of creating or acquiring tangible objects that embody intangible powers and energies from the cosmological realms of gods, ancestors, or heroes. Through the objects, these qualities become available to human society and confer honor and power on their possessors. Helms draws her examples from cultures around the world, dating from ancient to modern times. Her novel approach, equating trade with artistry, rejects the classic Western separation between economics and aesthetics and offers a new paradigm for understanding traditional societies that will be of interest to all anthropologists and archaeologists. In addition, shifting emphasis from the exchange of objects to their acquisition offers an exciting new perspective for a wide range of scholars interested in cultural contact and trade, including those in history, religious studies, and sociology.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Ambachten</subfield><subfield code="2">gtt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Anthropologie politique</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Anthropologie politique</subfield><subfield code="2">ram</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Artisanat</subfield><subfield code="2">ram</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Commerce - Histoire</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Commerce - Histoire</subfield><subfield code="2">ram</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Echange, théorie de (économie politique)</subfield><subfield code="2">ram</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Handel</subfield><subfield code="2">gtt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Qualité des produits</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Qualité des produits</subfield><subfield code="2">ram</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Qualité du travail</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Échange, Théorie de l' (Économie politique)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Commerce</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Exchange</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Political anthropology</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Quality of products</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Workmanship</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Ware</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4139404-5</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Fernhandel</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4154026-8</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Prestige</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4076334-1</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Handwerkskunst</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4271729-2</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Handwerkskunst</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4271729-2</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Prestige</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4076334-1</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Fernhandel</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4154026-8</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Ware</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4139404-5</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Prestige</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4076334-1</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="943" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-005424563</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| id | DE-604.BV008217567 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-11-07T15:03:52Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9780292730786 0292730748 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-005424563 |
| oclc_num | 26256583 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-12 DE-19 DE-BY-UBM DE-188 DE-Y3 |
| owner_facet | DE-12 DE-19 DE-BY-UBM DE-188 DE-Y3 |
| physical | XII, 287 S. Ill., graph. Darst. |
| publishDate | 1993 |
| publishDateSearch | 1993 |
| publishDateSort | 1993 |
| publisher | Univ. of Texas Press |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Helms, Mary W. 1938- Verfasser (DE-588)1057331821 aut Craft and the kingly ideal art, trade, and power Mary W. Helms 1. ed. Austin Univ. of Texas Press 1993 XII, 287 S. Ill., graph. Darst. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier In ancient Mediterranean cultures, diamonds were thought to endow their owners with invincibility. In contemporary United States culture, a foreign-made luxury car is believed to give its owner status and prestige. Where do these beliefs come from? In this study of craft production and long-distance trade in traditional, nonindustrial societies, Mary W. Helms explores the power attributed to objects that either are produced by skilled artisans and/or come from "afar." She argues that fine artisanship and long-distance trade, both of which are more available to powerful elites than to ordinary people, are means of creating or acquiring tangible objects that embody intangible powers and energies from the cosmological realms of gods, ancestors, or heroes. Through the objects, these qualities become available to human society and confer honor and power on their possessors. Helms draws her examples from cultures around the world, dating from ancient to modern times. Her novel approach, equating trade with artistry, rejects the classic Western separation between economics and aesthetics and offers a new paradigm for understanding traditional societies that will be of interest to all anthropologists and archaeologists. In addition, shifting emphasis from the exchange of objects to their acquisition offers an exciting new perspective for a wide range of scholars interested in cultural contact and trade, including those in history, religious studies, and sociology. Ambachten gtt Anthropologie politique Anthropologie politique ram Artisanat ram Commerce - Histoire Commerce - Histoire ram Echange, théorie de (économie politique) ram Handel gtt Qualité des produits Qualité des produits ram Qualité du travail Échange, Théorie de l' (Économie politique) Geschichte Commerce History Exchange Political anthropology Quality of products Workmanship Ware (DE-588)4139404-5 gnd rswk-swf Fernhandel (DE-588)4154026-8 gnd rswk-swf Prestige (DE-588)4076334-1 gnd rswk-swf Handwerkskunst (DE-588)4271729-2 gnd rswk-swf Handwerkskunst (DE-588)4271729-2 s Prestige (DE-588)4076334-1 s DE-604 Fernhandel (DE-588)4154026-8 s Ware (DE-588)4139404-5 s |
| spellingShingle | Helms, Mary W. 1938- Craft and the kingly ideal art, trade, and power Ambachten gtt Anthropologie politique Anthropologie politique ram Artisanat ram Commerce - Histoire Commerce - Histoire ram Echange, théorie de (économie politique) ram Handel gtt Qualité des produits Qualité des produits ram Qualité du travail Échange, Théorie de l' (Économie politique) Geschichte Commerce History Exchange Political anthropology Quality of products Workmanship Ware (DE-588)4139404-5 gnd Fernhandel (DE-588)4154026-8 gnd Prestige (DE-588)4076334-1 gnd Handwerkskunst (DE-588)4271729-2 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)4139404-5 (DE-588)4154026-8 (DE-588)4076334-1 (DE-588)4271729-2 |
| title | Craft and the kingly ideal art, trade, and power |
| title_auth | Craft and the kingly ideal art, trade, and power |
| title_exact_search | Craft and the kingly ideal art, trade, and power |
| title_full | Craft and the kingly ideal art, trade, and power Mary W. Helms |
| title_fullStr | Craft and the kingly ideal art, trade, and power Mary W. Helms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Craft and the kingly ideal art, trade, and power Mary W. Helms |
| title_short | Craft and the kingly ideal |
| title_sort | craft and the kingly ideal art trade and power |
| title_sub | art, trade, and power |
| topic | Ambachten gtt Anthropologie politique Anthropologie politique ram Artisanat ram Commerce - Histoire Commerce - Histoire ram Echange, théorie de (économie politique) ram Handel gtt Qualité des produits Qualité des produits ram Qualité du travail Échange, Théorie de l' (Économie politique) Geschichte Commerce History Exchange Political anthropology Quality of products Workmanship Ware (DE-588)4139404-5 gnd Fernhandel (DE-588)4154026-8 gnd Prestige (DE-588)4076334-1 gnd Handwerkskunst (DE-588)4271729-2 gnd |
| topic_facet | Ambachten Anthropologie politique Artisanat Commerce - Histoire Echange, théorie de (économie politique) Handel Qualité des produits Qualité du travail Échange, Théorie de l' (Économie politique) Geschichte Commerce History Exchange Political anthropology Quality of products Workmanship Ware Fernhandel Prestige Handwerkskunst |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT helmsmaryw craftandthekinglyidealarttradeandpower |