The Artfulness of Death in Africa非洲死亡的艺术性英文原版

关于作者约翰麦克是东安格利亚大学塞恩斯伯里研究室的世界艺术研究教授。他的许多著作包括《心灵博物馆：世界文化中的艺术与记忆》、《小东西的艺术》和《海洋：文化史》，最后一本也是由雷克顿出版社出版的。

作者: John Mack 著
出版社: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781789141238
出版时间: 2019-11
印刷时间: 2019-11
印数: 1千册

装帧: 精装
开本: 20开
纸张: 铜版纸
页数: 288页
字数: 1千字

作者: John Mack 著
出版社: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781789141238
出版时间: 2019-11

印刷时间: 2019-11
印数: 1千册
装帧: 精装
开本: 20开

纸张: 铜版纸
页数: 288页
字数: 1千字

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如果说婚礼是世界上大部分地区最奢华的活动，相比之下，在撒哈拉以南非洲，那就是葬礼。葬礼庆典可以是华丽的场合，特别是那些纪念名人的场合。为了纪念逝者，人们创作了各种各样的艺术品，从太平间的雕塑和奢华的棺材，到精致的墓碑、纪念物、纪念碑和纪念碑。

这是一个独特的调查'巧妙'性质的葬礼在非洲。约翰麦克借鉴了大量的历史、人类学、考古学、艺术、历史和文学资料，绘制了非洲丧葬艺术的全套图表，从整个非洲大陆，从古代到今天都有这样的例子。

以丰富的插图，其中一些从来没有出版过，这是那些对非洲艺术，文化，社会和历史感兴趣的必要阅读。

目录

介绍

1理解死亡

2皇室之死

3葬礼的艺术性

4葬礼化妆舞会

5处墓地

6遗迹、神龛和纪念馆

7现代实践

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索引

If weddings are the most lavish events in most parts of the world, in Sub-Saharan Africa, by contrast, it is funerals. Funeral celebrations can be flamboyant occasions, particularly those honouring prominent people. Artworks of many kinds are created to commemorate the dead, from mortuary sculptures and extravagant coffins, to elaborate headstones, memorials, monuments and cenotaphs.

This is a unique survey of the ‘artful’ nature of funerals in Africa. Drawing on a wide range of historical, anthropological, archeological, art historical and literary sources, John Mack charts the full range of African funereal art, drawing on examples from across the continent, and from ancient times to today.

Featuring abundant illustrations, some of which have never been published before, this is essential reading for those interested in African art, culture, society and history.

Contents

Introduction

1 Understanding Death

2 The Death of Royalty

3 The Artfulness of Funerals

4 Funerary Masquerade

5 Grave Sites

6 Relics, Shrines and Memorials

7 Modern Practices

References

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Photo Acknowledgements

Index

Review
"Transformation, memorialization, and commemoration are the hallmarks of African art studies, and this selective survey of art made to commemorate death touches on these diverse, interrelated themes. Death is acted on by the living in all cultures, but African peoples leave exceptionally visible marks referencing the transition into the realm of ancestors. . . . In addition to some artworks, the volume features a vast number of field photographs that skillfully support the text. Extensive and valuable endnotes; comprehensive bibliography."
― Choice

"[Mack's] latest work looks closely at the relationship between art and death in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on an extensive list of archaeological, historical, anthropological, and literary sources, Mack traces the patterns and divergences of sociospiritual life across sub-Saharan communities in seven richly detailed chapters. . . . It’s a beautifully illustrated and robustly researched survey. . . . From the vast burial mounds of Emi Lulu to Nigerian portrait masks and from Edo installation rites to the fantastical Ga coffins of southern Ghana, the breadth of coverage in what’s a deeply informative and fascinating read is astonishing. . . . A work of clarity and rigor, The Artfulness of Death in Africa is essential reading for anyone interested in the arts of the continent."
― Morning Star

"This book, by a first-rate scholar, brings research from art history, anthropology, history, and archaeology together in an examination of the wide-ranging artistic expressions that punctuate death and its aftermath for the living among many Africa cultures. Besides the intrinsic value of exposure to artistic acumen in a vast array of forms, the social and conceptual implications of those forms across Africa offer testimony to the complex and nourishing ways people cope with the realities of life’s corporeal end. With decades of work at the British Museum and the University of East Anglia, much research experience, and a bent of mind that brings synthesis and insight together without sacrificing rich detail, Mack is the right kind of person to write such a book."
― Journal of Folklore Research

"Quite simply, a treat to read. Beautifully crafted and deeply thoughtful—this volume navigates complex terrain with innovation and flair."
-- Gus Casely-Hayford, director, V&A East (UK), former director, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

“A much-needed publication relevant to the growing popular interest in death, dying, mourning, and thereafter.”
-- John Picton, SOAS University of London

"The book is a genuine contribution to the study of the material culture and art of Africa. It is the first work (that I am aware of) that in systematic form develops a well-developed survey of the ways in which attitudes to death are made material in different instances across Africa. It brings to the fore some genuinely important questions and sets out, through a fantastic range of examples and erudite knowledge, an area of investigation often reduced or skimmed over in studies of 'ritual' or 'religion.'"
-- Will Rea, senior lecturer, School of Fine Arts, Leeds

"This fascinating book provides a detailed insight into African art as it relates to death, but it is much more than this, through ranging across disciplines such as anthropology, history, and art history, the complexities of death in Africa and people’s ways of dealing with it both materially and conceptually are paradoxically, brought to life."
-- Timothy Insoll, Al-Qasimi Professor of African and Islamic Archaeology, University of Exeter
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