The Ancestress Hypothesis: Visual Art as Adaption
(Part of the Rutgers Series on Human Evolution Series)
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In our society it has long been believed that art serves very little social purpose. Evolutionary anthropologists, however, are examining a potential role for art in human evolution. Kathryn Coe looks to the visual arts of traditional societies for clues. Because they are passed down from previous generations, traditional art forms such as body decoration, funeral ornaments, and ancestral paintings offer ways to promote social relationships among...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813531314
ISBN13:9780813531311
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:232 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.5" x 9.8"
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