Masks and Masking

Masks and Masking
Author: Gary Edson
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2015-07-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1476612331

For at least 20,000 years, masking has been a mark of cultural evolution and an indication of magical-religious sophistication in society. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the mask as a powerful cultural phenomenon--a means by which human groupings attempted to communicate their dignity and sense of purpose, as well as establish a continuum between the natural and supernatural worlds. It addresses the distinctive environments within which masks flourished, and analyzes the mask as a manifestation of art, ethnology and anthropology.

A Leaf Out of His Book

A Leaf Out of His Book
Author: Penelope Shuttle
Publisher: Carcanet Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1999
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

Penelope Shuttle explores the processes of love in all its manifestations. Here, she expresses love in time, and records the changes it effects in the self and the thing loved.

Shamanism

Shamanism
Author: Gary Edson
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2009
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN:

"This book provides an in-depth look at the beliefs and practices centered on the shaman, a person believed to have powers to heal and communicate with the spirit world. The work features more than 90 of the author's drawings of masks, fetishes, carvings and ongon, and 40 rare photographs of shamans, medicine men and women and healers"--Provided by publisher.

Ways of Drawing Eyes

Ways of Drawing Eyes
Author: Roger Coleman
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Total Pages: 62
Release: 1994
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781561383948

The ways in which people see and interpret images are crucial in the drawing process, and the perspectives offered in these books will help extend the artist's visual awareness, transforming each daunting prospect into an exciting new challenge.

Masks of the World

Masks of the World
Author: Douglas Congdon-Martin
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN:

A collection of masks from around the world, representing nearly every continent and organized by country of origin and by tribal group. Includes photographs of the masks with concise captions containing information on origin, size, and materials.