Mimesis and Pacific Transcultural Encounters
Author | : Jeannette Mageo |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2017-10-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781785336256 |
ISBN-13 | : 1785336258 |
Rating | : 4/5 (258 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mimesis and Pacific Transcultural Encounters by : Jeannette Mageo
Download or read book Mimesis and Pacific Transcultural Encounters written by Jeannette Mageo and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do images circulating in Pacific cultures and exchanged between them and their many visitors transform meanings for all involved? This fascinating collection explores how through mimesis, wayfarers and locales alike borrow images from one another to expand their cultural repertoire of meanings or borrow images from their own past to validate their identities.