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UNINA9910796439003321 |
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Titolo |
Science, magic, and religion : the ritual process of museum magic / / editors, Mary Bouquet, Nuno Porto |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-57181-521-X |
1-57181-520-1 |
1-78238-712-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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New directions in anthropology |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Museum exhibits |
Museum theater |
Historic sites |
Museum techniques |
Rites and ceremonies |
Ritual |
Performing arts |
Cultural property - Protection |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction; Part I: Objects of Science? Baby and the Mummies; Chapter 1: Memorialising the Future- The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester; Chapter 2: Unwrapping Mummies and Telling their Stories: Eqyptian Mummies in Museum Rhetoric; Part II: Site Specifics: The Case of Tervuren; Chapter 3: Congo-Vision; Chapter 4: The Scourge of Chief Kansabala: The Ritual Life of Two Congolese Masterpieces at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (1884-2001); Part III: Encounters, Performances and Unpredictables; Chapter 5: Paradise in the Making at Artis Zoo, Amsterdam |
Chapter 6: The Natural Magic of Monte San Giovanni: Authority, Authenticity and Ritual in Sardinia Chapter 7: The Performance of Heritage in a Reconstructed, Post-Apartheid Museum in Namibia; Chapter 8: Haunted Art: Visiting an Exhibit in Weimar; Part IV: Dilemmas of Enchantment; Chapter 9: Enhancement and its Dilemmas: |
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The Museum as a Ritual Site; Notes on Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For some time now, museums have been recognized as important institutions of western cultural and social life. The idea of the museum as a ritual site is fairly new and has been applied to the art museums in Europe and the United States so far. This volume expands it by exploring a range of contemporary museums in Europe and Africa. The case studies examine the different ways in which various actors involved in cultural production dramatize and ritualize such sites. It turns out that not only museum specialists, but visitors themselves are engaged in complex performances and experiences that make use of museums in often unexpected ways. |
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