Ritual Masks: Deception and Revelations (Studies in Comparative Religion)

Pernet, Henry; Grillo, Laura (Transl.)

ISBN 10: 0872497933 / ISBN 13: 9780872497931

Published by University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC, 1992

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Reprint, hardcover, has a slight lean to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, a ding to the upper rear hinge, and an area of adhesive residue to the head of the first free end page. Overall, a Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, mild rubbing to the covers, and a touch of sun toning to the spine with a faint sticker shadow to the head and a small puncture midway down.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ritual Masks: Deception and Revelations (Studies in Comparative Religion)
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872497933
• ISBN 13: 9780872497931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion
  • Anthropology

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Synopsis

Ritual masking is an important institution in many traditional societies and has attracted much attention from Western scholars. In 'Ritual Masks', Pernet provides a thorough survey of masks and masking traditions in Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, based on a close analysis of the literature in several languages. Pernet's approach provides him with an opportunity to examine issues of importance to the history of religion and anthropology. These include the influence of theory on the interpretation of prehistoric documents; androcentrism in anthropology and the history of religions; and Western scholarship's recurrent problems in interpreting preliterate or traditional societies.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French