Art's Agency and Art History (New Interventions in Art History)

Art's Agency And Art History Re-articulates The Relationship Of The Anthropology Of Art To Key Methodological And Theoretical Approaches In Art History, Sociology, And Linguistics. Explores Important Concepts And Perspectives In The Anthropology Of Art. Includes Nine Groundbreaking Case Studies By An Internationally Renowned Group Of Art Historians And Art Theorists. Covers A Wide Range Of Periods, Including Bronze-age China, Classical Greece, Rome, And Mayan, As Well As The Modern Western World. Features An Introductory Essay By Leading Experts, Which Helps Clarify Issues In The Field. Includes Numerous Illustrations. Introduction: Art And Agency And Art History / Jeremy Tanner And Robin Osborne -- Enchantment And Sacrifice In Early Egypt / David Wengrow -- Agency Marked, Agency Ascribed : The Affective Object In Ancient Mesopotamia / Irene J. Winter -- Portraits And Agency : A Comparative View / Jeremy Tanner -- The Agency Of, And The Agency For, The Wanli Emperor / Jessica Rawson -- The Material Efficacy Of The Elizabethan Jewelled Miniature : A Gellian Experiment / Jessen Kelly -- Representational Art In Ancient Peru And The Work Of Alfred Gell / Jeffrey Quilter -- Gell's Idols And Roman Cult / Peter Stewart -- Sex, Agency And History : The Case Of Athenian Painted Pottery / Robin Osborne -- Abducting The Agency Of Art / Whitney Davis. Edited By Robin Osborne And Jeremy Tanner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.