Creativity & beyond cultures, values, and change - Weiner, Robert (State University of New York Press, 2000)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-330) and index
"Creativity and Beyond offers a tour of cultures past and present to examine the different ways people have conceived of "creativity" and how the common understanding of creativity is changing in the current flux of global culture. Weiner analyzes the ways in which understanding creativity is tied to broader contemporary patterns, including intellectual concerns with postmodernism; trends in the arts; the changing status of women; the power of the electronic media; multiculturalism; developments in psychology, science, and technology; and the dramatic political, economic, and social transformations of our age."--Jacket
Creativity, the west, and history -- The Bible -- Ancient Greece and Rome -- Tradition and imitation in the medieval west -- The Renaissance and the invention of the creative ideal -- The Enlightenment -- Revolution, modernity, and the invention of creativity -- Creativity in the contemporary global context -- Ideology of creativity in the United States -- Conceptions of creativity in "traditional" and "non-western" cultures -- China : from traditional culture through revolution to .? -- Everyday obstacles to creativity in our society -- Creativity and some contemporary policy issues in the United States -- Conclusion : creativity and beyond