Organised around the theme of beauty, this innovative collection offers insight into the development of anthropological thinking on art, aesthetics and creativity in recent years. The volume incorporates current work on perception and generative processes, and seeks to move beyond a purely aesthetic and relativist stance. The chapters invite readers to consider how people sense and seek out beauty, whether through acts of human creativity and production; through sensory experience of sound, light or touch, or experiencing architecture; visiting heritage sites or ancient buildings; experiencing the environment through ‘places of outstanding natural beauty’; or through cooperative action, machine-engineering or designing for the future.
Edited by:
Stephanie Bunn Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 1.090kg ISBN:9781138928794 ISBN 10: 1138928798 Pages: 484 Publication Date:25 January 2018 Audience:
College/higher education
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Stephanie Bunn is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews, UK.