Bibliograph

How do we look, the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation, Mary Beard

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How do we look, the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation, Mary Beard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 211-226) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How do we look

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1048895806

Responsibility statement

Mary Beard

Sub title

the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation

Summary

"From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction : a history of looking -- Prologue : heads and bodies -- A singing statue -- Greek bodies -- The look of loss : from Greece to Rome -- The emperor of China and the power of images -- Supersizing a pharaoh -- The Greek revolution -- The stain on the thigh -- The revolution's legacy -- The Olmec wrestler -- Prologue : sunrise at Angkor Wat -- Who's looking? 'Cave art' at Ajanta -- Who or what was Jesus? -- Questions of vanity -- A living statue? -- The artfulness of Islam -- Bible stories -- The scars of battle -- Hindu images, Islamic idioms -- Faith in civilisation -- Afterword : looking at civilisation

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