Ross Bowden

Art and Creativity in a New Guinea Society

The Kwoma in Cross-Cultural Perspective

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a study of the art of the Kwoma of the Sepik River region of New Guinea and how people in this society understand their art as a cultural phenomenon, including its origins in the spirit world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781793611383
• ISBN-10: 1793611386
• Artikelnr.: 71808777

Autorenporträt

Ross Bowden is an Australian cultural anthropologist whose main interests are in the art, history and social organization of societies in the Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Sources of Creativity in Art
Chapter 2. The Supernatural Origins of Men's Houses and Their Art
Chapter 3. The Supernatural Origins of Kwoma Ritual
Chapter 4. Cultural Implications of Kwoma Notions of Creativity in Art
Chapter 5. A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Chapter 6. Related Issues