Description: The Jaguar Within by Rebecca R. Stone An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of arts connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Shamanism-the practice of entering a trance state to experience visions of a reality beyond the ordinary and to gain esoteric knowledge-has been an important part of life for indigenous societies throughout the Americas from prehistoric times until the present. Much has been written about shamanism in both scholarly and popular literature, but few authors have linked it to another significant visual realm-art. In this pioneering study, Rebecca R. Stone considers how deep familiarity with, and profound respect for, the extra-ordinary visionary experiences of shamanism profoundly affected the artistic output of indigenous cultures in Central and South America before the European invasions of the sixteenth century.Using ethnographic accounts of shamanic trance experiences, Stone defines a core set of trance vision characteristics, including enhanced senses, ego dissolution, bodily distortions, flying, spinning and undulating sensations, synaesthesia, and physical transformation from the human self into animal and other states of being. Stone then traces these visionary characteristics in ancient artworks from Costa Rica and Peru. She makes a convincing case that these works, especially those of the Moche, depict shamans in a trance state or else convey the perceptual experience of visions by creating deliberately chaotic and distorted conglomerations of partial, inverted, and incoherent images. Notes An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of arts connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. Author Biography Rebecca R. Stone was a Masse-Martin/NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities (2010–2014), a professor in the Art History Department, and Faculty Curator of Art of the Ancient Americas in the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University. She has published one other book, Art of the Andes from Chavín to Inca, as well as one online catalogue and two museum catalogues. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. General Recurrent Themes in the Phenomenology of VisionsChapter 2. The Common Perceptual Phenomena and Stages of the Visionary ExperienceChapter 3. Visions and Shamanizing: The Intermediary Role, Anomalousness, Control, and BalanceChapter 4. Embodying the Shaman in Trance: Embracing Creative AmbiguityChapter 5. Shamanic Embodiment in Ancient Costa Rican Art I: At the Human End and the Balance Point of the Flux ContinuumChapter 6. Shamanic Embodiment in Ancient Costa Rican Art II: Toward the Animal End and Beyond the Flux ContinuumChapter 7. Shamanic Embodiment in Ancient Central Andean Art I: Toward the Human End and the Balance Point of the Flux ContinuumChapter 8. Shamanic Embodiment in Ancient Central Andean Art II: Toward the Animal End and Beyond the Flux ContinuumConclusionNotesWorks CitedIndex Review A tour-de-force of mature scholarship, elegant writing, and well-illustrated text. This album-sized art book takes the reader on a comparative adventure of deep penetration into shamanic practices and conceptions of the Andes and Costa Rica, via pottery and dramatic visionary imagery. . . She also extends her research skills to anthropological fieldwork, hinting that she has befriended healers and shamans over many years of confidence building. . . From Mesoamerican Chavin Vision Serpents with feline elements, to Peruvian Moche visionary scenes with feline-snake depictions, Stone skillfully reveals commonalities and variations of shamanic imaginations. * Religion * Promotional An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of arts connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. Long Description Shamanism--the practice of entering a trance state to experience visions of a reality beyond the ordinary and to gain esoteric knowledge--has been an important part of life for indigenous societies throughout the Americas from prehistoric times until the present. Much has been written about shamanism in both scholarly and popular literature, but few authors have linked it to another significant visual realm--art. In this pioneering study, Rebecca R. Stone considers how deep familiarity with, and profound respect for, the extra-ordinary visionary experiences of shamanism profoundly affected the artistic output of indigenous cultures in Central and South America before the European invasions of the sixteenth century. Using ethnographic accounts of shamanic trance experiences, Stone defines a core set of trance vision characteristics, including enhanced senses, ego dissolution, bodily distortions, flying, spinning and undulating sensations, synaesthesia, and physical transformation from the human self into animal and other states of being. Stone then traces these visionary characteristics in ancient artworks from Costa Rica and Peru. She makes a convincing case that these works, especially those of the Moche, depict shamans in a trance state or else convey the perceptual experience of visions by creating deliberately chaotic and distorted conglomerations of partial, inverted, and incoherent images. Review Quote "In sum, Stone argues convincingly that shamanic aesthetics de-emphasize the individual, but play up the authority and status of both artists and shamans as masters of complex and often deceptive (trickster-like) multiple perspectives. From Mesoamerican Chavin Vision Serpents with feline elements, to Peruvian Moche visionary scenes with feline-snake depictions, Stone skillfully reveals commonalities and variations of shamanic imaginations."--Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer, Georgetown University, Religion Details ISBN0292726260 Author Rebecca R. Stone Year 2011 ISBN-10 0292726260 ISBN-13 9780292726260 Format Hardcover Short Title JAGUAR W/IN Language English Media Book Imprint University of Texas Press Subtitle Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Birth 1958 Pages 243 Series The Linda Schele Series In Maya And Pre-columbian Studies Publication Date 2011-07-01 UK Release Date 2011-07-01 AU Release Date 2011-07-01 NZ Release Date 2011-07-01 US Release Date 2011-07-01 Publisher University of Texas Press DEWEY 709.8 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Alternative 9781477329214 Illustrations 152 b&w illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161774720;
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