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Interpreting ancient figurines : context, comparison, and prehistoric art / Richard G. Lesure
Ouvrage
Publication: New York : Cambridge University press, 2011 Description: 1 vol. (XIV-256 p.) : ill., cartes ; 27 cmISBN: 9780521197458 ; 0521197457.Langue: AnglaisPays: Etats-Unis Auteur principal: Lesure, Richard G. Résumé: This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art. Sometimes figurines from one context are perceived to resemble those from another. Richard G. Lesure asks whether such resemblances play a role in our interpretations. Early interpreters seized on the idea that figurines were recurringly female and constructed the fanciful myth of a primordial Neolithic Goddess. Contemporary practice instead rejects interpretive leaps across contexts. Dr. Lesure offers a middle path : a new framework for assessing the relevance of particular comparisons. He develops the argument in case studies that consider figurines from Paleolithic Europe, the Neolithic Near East, and Formative Mesoamerica. (Source : éditeur). Note de contenu: Table des matières Mots libres: Méso-Amérique . Item type: Ouvrage
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Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Lyon : MOM - Bibliothèque de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Libre accès PHG GN799.A7. L4 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 112476
Nanterre : MSH Mondes - Bibliothèque d’archéologie et des sciences de l’Antiquité B.000/786 LESU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available P1 ERA Arscan 20-10-2011 4500055879 BMRG18893
Nice : CEPAM - Cultures et Environnements. Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen Âge Réserve 709.011 LES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) En réserve photocopie

Bibliogr. p. 233-250. Index

Table des matières http://www.ub.unibas.ch/tox/IDSBB/005402549/PDF

This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art. Sometimes figurines from one context are perceived to resemble those from another. Richard G. Lesure asks whether such resemblances play a role in our interpretations. Early interpreters seized on the idea that figurines were recurringly female and constructed the fanciful myth of a primordial Neolithic Goddess. Contemporary practice instead rejects interpretive leaps across contexts. Dr. Lesure offers a middle path : a new framework for assessing the relevance of particular comparisons. He develops the argument in case studies that consider figurines from Paleolithic Europe, the Neolithic Near East, and Formative Mesoamerica.
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