9780450048197 - Ritual and Seduction von Virel, Andre (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Photographs By Charles And Josette Lenars (illustrator). Hardcover with jacket in good condition. Price-clipped jacket is lightly scored and edge-worn. Minor nicks on jacket edges and spine head. Minor fading on boards. Early pages are creased. Minor tape residue on half title page. Pages are clean and contents are clear throughout. HCW. Used.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Acceptable. Photographs By Charles And Josette Lenars (illustrator). Hardcover. Good condition. Photagraphs by Charles and Josette Lenars. Translated from the French by I. Mark Paris. Edge-worn dust jacket with several scores, bumps and creases. Jacket spine ends are very worn. Jacket spine head is chipped, and there is a one-centimetre tear on left side of jacket spine head. Jacket leading corners are very worn and nicked. One or two marks on boards. Some rubbing on gilt lettering and illustration on front board. Minor rubbing on gilt illustration on rear board. Hardcover spine is cocked. Binding is sound, and the contents are clear. AF. Used.

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hardcover w/dj. Zustand: Sehr gut. Photographs By Charles And Josette Lenars (illustrator). Auflage: First U.K. Edition. 192 Seiten Very good, clean copy. - The human body is a living mirror held out to the world. Nude, masked, painted, or adomed, it has the power to attract, charm, captivate, frighten, or seduce. Each civiliza- tion and culture has found its own unique ways of decorating, and thus celebrating, the human form. - - In his introduction to this endlessly fas- cinating volume, André Virel traces the his- torical, sociological, mythological, and psychological significance of adomment, with particular emphasis on the mask as a means of camouflage or transformation. He covers the four major themes: seduction, threat, caste, and ritual. Using examples from the four continents, with special atten- tion to Africa and New Guinea, Virel shows us the seductive powers of tattooing and body painting; the aggressive potential of masks; the hierarchical nature of costume, which is associated with class conscious- ness; and the elemental origins of scarifi- cation. His wide-ranging text includes a discussion of African tribal rituals, the Egyp- tian sphinx, the masks of Carnival and Mardi Gras, and the famous story of the Man in the Iron Mask. - - Virel's interest in primitive peoples began twenty-five years ago. After an ethnographic expedition to Guinea, he ob- tained degrees in anthropology and neuro- physiology from the Sorbonne. He is the author of numerous books and articles on psychology, mythology, and psychother- apy, and is a member of the Faculté des Sciences in Paris. - - Charles and Josette Lenars have traveled the world over in their photo- graphic quest for traditional arts, religions, folk customs, and archaeological sites of vanished civilizations. Their photo essays have appeared in Réalités, Connaissance des Arts, and elsewhere. - - This volume, with its wealth of striking illustrations, also contains a bibliography and an index. - - 212 illustrations, including 158 pages in full color - ISBN 9780450048197 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1240.

Photographs By Charles And Josette Lenars (illustrator). HEPO100039 Ritual And Seuction, The Human Body As Art, Photos Charles & Josette Lenars, Text Andre Virel, 1979 Draeger Editeur, Paris, Published in Great Britain 1980 New English Library, hc w dj, 12"x9375", 192 pages, 212 illustrations with 158 in color Slight edgewear with abrasion at top of spine, otherwise new.