The power of symbols [[electronic resource] ] : masks and masquerade in the Americas / / edited by N. Ross Crumrine & Marjorie Halpin
| The power of symbols [[electronic resource] ] : masks and masquerade in the Americas / / edited by N. Ross Crumrine & Marjorie Halpin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, c1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
| Disciplina | 391/.43 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CrumrineN. Ross
HalpinMarjorie M. <1937-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Indian masks
Indians - Rites and ceremonies Masks - America |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-22663-4
9786613226631 0-7748-5769-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: NORTH AMERICA; PART II: MIDDLE AMERICA; PART III: SOUTH AMERICA; PART IV: CONCLUSION AND SYNTHESIS; REFERENCES; Masks, Participants, and Audience; The Many Faces of Masks and Masking: Discussion; 1. Labrador Nalujuk: The Transformation of an Aboriginal Inuit Ritual Complex in a Post-Contact Setting; 2. Naskapi Trance: Counterbalance to the Mask; 3. Seneca Masks; 4. Cherokee Booger Mask Tradition; 5. Analogic Causality and the Power of Masks; 6. The Mask and Magic of the Yaqui Paskola Clowns
7. Mask Use and Meaning in Easter Ceremonialism: The Mayo Parisero8. Symbolic Representation in Mexican Combat Plays; 9. The Meaning of Masking in San Pedro Chenalho; 10. Tarascan Masks of Women as Agents of Social Control; 11. The Devil Mask: A Contemporary Variant of Andean Iconography in Oruro; 12. Masks in the Incaic Solstice and Equinoctial Rituals; 13. Being an Essence: Totemic Representation among the Eastern Bororo; 14. Masks and Masquerades in Venezuela; 15. The Mask and the Violation of Taboo; 16. Masks: A Re-examination, or ""Masks? You mean they affect the brain?"" 17. The Mask of Tradition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455809103321 |
| Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, c1983 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The power of symbols : masks and masquerade in the Americas / / edited by N. Ross Crumrine & Marjorie Halpin
| The power of symbols : masks and masquerade in the Americas / / edited by N. Ross Crumrine & Marjorie Halpin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, c1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 pages) |
| Disciplina | 391/.43 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CrumrineN. Ross
HalpinMarjorie M. <1937-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Indian masks
Indians - Rites and ceremonies Masks - America |
| ISBN |
1-283-22663-4
9786613226631 0-7748-5769-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: NORTH AMERICA; PART II: MIDDLE AMERICA; PART III: SOUTH AMERICA; PART IV: CONCLUSION AND SYNTHESIS; REFERENCES; Masks, Participants, and Audience; The Many Faces of Masks and Masking: Discussion; 1. Labrador Nalujuk: The Transformation of an Aboriginal Inuit Ritual Complex in a Post-Contact Setting; 2. Naskapi Trance: Counterbalance to the Mask; 3. Seneca Masks; 4. Cherokee Booger Mask Tradition; 5. Analogic Causality and the Power of Masks; 6. The Mask and Magic of the Yaqui Paskola Clowns
7. Mask Use and Meaning in Easter Ceremonialism: The Mayo Parisero; 8. Symbolic Representation in Mexican Combat Plays; 9. The Meaning of Masking in San Pedro Chenalho; 10. Tarascan Masks of Women as Agents of Social Control; 11. The Devil Mask: A Contemporary Variant of Andean Iconography in Oruro; 12. Masks in the Incaic Solstice and Equinoctial Rituals; 13. Being an Essence: Totemic Representation among the Eastern Bororo; 14. Masks and Masquerades in Venezuela; 15. The Mask and the Violation of Taboo; 16. Masks: A Re-examination, or ""Masks? You mean they affect the brain?""; 17. The Mask of Tradition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780546803321 |
| Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, c1983 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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