This anthology provides a single-volume overview of the essential theoretical debates in the anthropology of art. Drawing together significant work in the field from the second half of the twentieth century, it enables readers to appreciate the art of different cultures at different times.

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• Advances a cross-cultural concept of art that moves beyond traditional distinctions between Western and non-Western art.
  
• Provides the basis for the appreciation of art of different cultures and times.
  
• Enhances readers' appreciation of the aesthetics of art and of the important role it plays in human society.

About the Author
Howard Morphy is Director of the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at the Australian National University and Honorary Curator of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford.

Morgan Perkins is Associate Professor of Anthropology and of Art, Director of the Weaver Museum of Anthropology, and Director of the Museum Studies Program, at SUNY, Potsdam

Reviews
"The Anthropology of Art is a superb compilation that enables both scholar and student to have in one volume the major studies and debates in this discipline. In the insightful introduction, the editors survey the history of the field and tackle the vexing problem of defining art in cross-cultural perspective."
Ivan Karp, Emory University

"An excellent, near-perfect book that demonstrates the centrality of the anthropology of art in both anthropology and art history debates. The essential reader for anyone who wants a broad, stimulating introduction to the field."
Jeremy MacClancy, Oxford Brookes University"Addresses significant debates ... .Seems[s] to provide an understanding of the often subtle but underlying discourse on contemporary African art." H-Net Reviews

"A unique and timely manual that serves to connect the student with the creative impulse of man."
The Electric Review

Book Information
ISBN 9781405105620
Author Howard Morphy
Format Paperback
Page Count 576
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 989g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 173mm * 31mm