Beauty in Context

by Wilfried Van Damme

In surveying the field of the anthropology of aesthetics, the author argues that the phenomenon of cultural relativism in easthetic preference may be accounted for by demonstrating that culturally varying notions of beauty are inspired by culturally varying sociocultural ideals.

ISBN: 9789004106086

442 pages

Published: 1996-01-01

Publisher: BRILL

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