Interpreting ancient figurines :: context, comparison, and prehistoric art /

"This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art"--

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Lesure, Richard G.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2011.
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung:"This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art"--
"This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art. Sometimes figurines from one context are perceived to resemble those from another. Richard G. Lesure asks whether such resemblances play a role in our interpretations. Early interpreters seized on the idea that figurines were recurringly female and constructed the fanciful myth of a primordial Neolithic Goddess. Contemporary practice instead rejects interpretive leaps across contexts. Dr. Lesure offers a middle path: a new framework for assessing the relevance of particular comparisons. He develops the argument in case studies that consider figurines from Paleolithic Europe, the Neolithic Near East, and Formative Mesoamerica"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 256 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-250) and index.
ISBN:9780511992919
0511992912
9780511989124
0511989121
9780511973376
0511973373
0511991916
9780511991912
9786613050151
6613050156
1283050153
9781283050159
0511987331
9780511987335
051199091X
9780511990915
0511994117
9780511994111
1107214912
9781107214910
9781107691179
1107691176

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Volltext öffnen