The Meaning of the Graph Yi and Its Implications for Shang Belief and Art
This book, an East Asia Journal monograph, uses a combination of written and graphic data to identify the meaning of the so-called taotie mask and the basis of Shang religion. By utilising paleographic and representational evidence, this book puts into perspective that Shang belief was not limited to the worship of royal dead ancestor spirits. Buy this book About The Meaning of the Graph Yi… In a departure from previous...
From Concepts of the Past to Practical Strategies: The Teaching of Archaeological Field Techniques
Although several manuals on fieldwork techniques exist, and although most definitions of archaeology would specify excavation and fieldwork as the core of archaeological enquiry, From Concepts of the Past to Practical Strategies: The Teaching of Archaeological Field Techniques, Peter Ucko, Qin Ling and Jane Hubert, eds, is the first to undertake a comparative assessment of how such techniques are taught to university students in many...
Angry Words Softly Spoken: Review
ANGRY WORDS SOFTLY SPOKEN: A Comparative Study of English & Arabic Women Writers. Alanoud Alsharekh. Saffron Books London 2006. 236pp, GBP 29.95 | Hardback with dustcover. ISBN-13 9781872843933. Buy | Summary and TOC Reviewed by Shannon Sweeney In Angry Words Softly Spoken, Alanoud Alsharekh carefully examines and compares the British model of female consciousness with the development of Arab female consciousness, specifically in...
Catching up on Islamic art
Art museums are scrambling to attract more audiences for Islamic art, both historical materials and contemporary art from the wide expanse of the Middle East and North Africa region, Central Asia and the Caucasus, writes SAJID RIZVI. The aim ostensibly is to build up visitor numbers and public understanding of Islamic cultures and civilisations. Can this increased interest in Islamic art and culture substitute for a greater commitment...
Column to volume: Formal innovation in Chamba statuary
Column to volume: Formal innovation in Chamba statuary, by Richard Fardon and Christine Stelzig, investigates the appearance on world art markets during the 1970s of statues identified as Chamba from West Africa. Sought after for their artful execution, these statues were stylistically unlike anything previously documented from the region. Are they what the art market claimed? Who made them, when, where and why? Buy this book To...
Saffron Afriscopes Series
Saffron Books’ book series, Afriscopes: Illustrated Arguments about African Culture, was launched in September 2005 with the publication of the first title in the series, Column to volume: Formal innovation in Chamba statuary, by Richard Fardon and Christine Stelzig. The series ( ISSN 1748-6262) is co-edited by Richard Fardon, Graham Furniss and Francis Nyamnjoh. The series was launched with the publication of the first title,...
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