cam a22 4500 551379529 CHVBK 20200915044558.0 m d cr |n |||||||| 130909s2014 njua sb 011 0 eng d 2013018192 978-0-691-15904-1 (hbk. : alk. paper) (SERSOL)ssj0001048229 (WaSeSS)ssj0001048229 DLC eng DLC DLC WaSeSS rda N5310 .W46 2014 704.9/4709 23 SOC003000 ART015050 SOC011000 REL000000 bisacsh Wengrow D. The origins of monsters image and cognition in the first age of mechanical reproduction David Wengrow Princeton Princeton University Press [2014] 1 online resource (xvi, 162 p.) illustrations text txt rdacontent/eng computer c rdamedia/eng online resource cr rdacarrier/eng The Rostovtzeff lectures Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-160) and index. Lizenzbedingungen können den Zugang einschränken. License restrictions may limit access. "It has often been claimed that "monsters"--supernatural creatures with bodies composed from multiple species--play a significant part in the thought and imagery of all people from all times. The Origins of Monsters advances an alternative view. Composite figurations are intriguingly rare and isolated in the art of the prehistoric era. Instead it was with the rise of cities, elites, and cosmopolitan trade networks that "monsters" became widespread features of visual production in the ancient world. Showing how these fantastic images originated and how they were transmitted, David Wengrow identifies patterns in the records of human image-making and embarks on a search for connections between mind and culture.Wengrow asks: Can cognitive science explain the potency of such images? Does evolutionary psychology hold a key to understanding the transmission of symbols? How is our making and perception of images influenced by institutions and technologies? Wengrow considers the work of art in the first age of mechanical reproduction, which he locates in the Middle East, where urban life began. Comparing the development and spread of fantastic imagery across a range of prehistoric and ancient societies, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and China, he explores how the visual imagination has been shaped by a complex mixture of historical and universal factors.Examining the reasons behind the dissemination of monstrous imagery in ancient states and empires, The Origins of Monsters sheds light on the relationship between culture and cognition"-- Rostovtzeff, Michael Ivanovitch 1870-1952 Art, Prehistoric Art, Ancient Archaeology and art Animals, Mythical, in art Cognition and culture SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology bisacsh ART / History / Prehistoric & Primitive bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology bisacsh RELIGION / General bisacsh https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9781400848867 Uni Basel: Volltext https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9781400848867 Uni Bern: Volltext BK020053 XK020053 XK020000 De Gruyter PDA SSH eBooks De Gruyter PDA STM eBooks E-Books von 360MarcUpdates PDA Package: All eBook Content, incl. OWV/AV PDA5EBK IDSBB A145 A145 145VT IDSBB B405 B405 405VT NELB4052004 IDSBB 100 1- Wengrow D. IDSBB 490 0- The Rostovtzeff lectures IDSBB 856 40 https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9781400848867 Uni Basel: Volltext IDSBB 856 40 https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9781400848867 Uni Bern: Volltext SWISSBIB 313750629