Seeing and knowing : understanding rock art with and without ethnography / edited by Geoffrey Blundell, Christopher Chippindale, Benjamin Smith.

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Book
Language
English
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Johannesburg : Wits University Press, 2010.
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1 online resource (332 pages) : illustrations, maps.

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This collection focuses on David Lewis-Williams and the extent of his personal impact on the field of rock art research. It is largely through his work that San rock art has come to be understood so well, as a complex symbolic and metaphoric representation of San religious beliefs and practices. The purpose of this volume is to demonstrate the depth and wide geographical impact of Lewis-Williams' contribution, with particular emphasis on the use of theory and methodology drawn from ethnography that he has used with inspirational effect in understanding the meaning and context of rock art in va.
Notes
  • "Most of the chapters in this book were given in a first form at ... [a conference held 21-24 April 2000 at Goudrivier Farm in the Waterberg, South Africa] and have been revised and enlarged for publication."--Page 7-8."
  • Includes: List of publications by David Lewis-Williams.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
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ISBN
  • 9781868147168 ((electronic bk.))
  • 1868147169 ((electronic bk.))
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