Theatrum Mundi

Theatrum Mundi
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Publisher : Figure 1 Publishing
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 1773271377
ISBN-13 : 9781773271378
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Book Synopsis Theatrum Mundi by : Anthony Alan Shelton

Download or read book Theatrum Mundi written by Anthony Alan Shelton and published by Figure 1 Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatrum Mundi ("the theatre of the world") describes the diversity of masks and performances that originated from the violent struggles between European, Arabic and "New World" civilizations. This authoritative study celebrates over 500 years of Mexican and South American Indigenous dance dramas and explains how mask makers, religious practitioners, masqueraders and entrepreneurs have helped to continuously reinvent, revitalize and express the changing world around them. The culmination of four decades of research by Dr. Anthony Shelton, professor of art history and director of the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at the University of British Columbia, the text is illustrated by field photographs and images from MOA and other notable mask collections


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