Masks and Masking: Faces of Tradition and Belief Worldwide

By Gary Edson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786445785
• ISBN13: 9780786445783
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher