Description: Corgipack presents ... The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies ISBN:0292726260 Author:Rebecca R. Stone Publisher:University of Texas Press Release Date:2011 Seller Category:Art Monographs; Catalogs Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Excellent Sku: 077901 Notes: Book Jacket Condition: Like New. Appears as new and unread. An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art's connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being.Shamanism--the practice of entering a trance state to experience visions of a reality beyond the ordinary and to gain esoteric knowledge--has been an important part of life for indigenous societies throughout the Americas from prehistoric times until the present. Much has been written about shamanism in both scholarly and popular literature, but few authors have linked it to another significant visual realm--art. In this pioneering study, Rebecca R. Stone considers how deep familiarity with, and profound respect for, the extra-ordinary visionary experiences of shamanism profoundly affected the artistic output of indigenous cultures in Central and South America before the European invasions of the sixteenth century. Using ethnographic accounts of shamanic trance experiences, Stone defines a core set of trance vision characteristics, including enhanced senses, ego dissolution, bodily distortions, flying, spinning and undulating sensations, synaesthesia, and physical transformation from the human self into animal and other states of being. Stone then traces these visionary characteristics in ancient artworks from Costa Rica and Peru. She makes a convincing case that these works, especially those of the Moche, depict shamans in a trance state or else convey the perceptual experience of visions by creating deliberately chaotic and distorted conglomerations of partial, inverted, and incoherent images. 243 pages. Indian art--Costa Rica, Indian art--Andes Region, Indians of Central America--Costa Rica--Rites and ceremonies, Indians of South America--Andes Region--Rites and ceremonies, Shamanism--Costa Rica, Shamanism--Andes Region, Shamanism in art Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Number of Pages: 243 Pages
Publication Name: Jaguar Within : Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Subject: Archaeology, Entheogens & Visionary Substances, Shamanism, History / Prehistoric & Primitive, Indigenous Studies, Native American
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 34.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 11.3 in
Subject Area: Art, Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science
Author: Rebecca R. Stone
Item Width: 8.8 in
Format: Hardcover
