Art, Nature, and Religion in the Central Andes: Themes and Variations from Prehistory to the Present
Author:   Mary Strong
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
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9780292754256


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 May 2012
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Author:   Mary Strong
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292754256


ISBN 10:   0292754256
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 May 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Themes Chapter 1. Pre-Columbian Andeans Chapter 2. Andean Thinking Part II. Variations Chapter 3. The Spanish Colonial Period Chapter 4. Globalization Today Part III. Andean Arts Today Chapter 5. The Scissors Dance (Danza de las Tijeras) Chapter 6. Home Altars (Retablos) Chapter 7. Carved Gourds (Mates) Chapter 8. Ceramics (Ceramica) Chapter 9. Painted Boards (Tablas de Sarhua) Chapter 10. Weavings (Textiles) Chapter 11. Tinware (Hojalateria) and Huamanga Stone Carving (Piedra de Huamanga) Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Mary Strong is a visual anthropologist, writer, and illustrator who has collaborated with painters and craftspeople in Latin America and the United States. She served on the Board of Directors and was president of the Society for Visual Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association. She also coedited and contributed to the book Viewpoints: Visual Anthropologists at Work; guest-edited and contributed to two special issues of the journal Visual Anthropology; and was ethnographer for the award-winning film compilation Arts in Ayacucho.

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