Grafismo indígena

Lux Boelitz Vidal, Anne-Marie Pessis

"Beautifully illustrated and well-organized collection of 15 articles by Brazilian ethnologists and specialists deals with such questions as interpretation of prehistoric rock art, artistic expression of mythological themes, hallucinogenic art, body painting and its relation to sociocultural symbolism, and tradition and innovation in the context of historical change. A major theoretical and methodological contribution to the interpretation of indigenous art forms and, more generally, to the anthropology of esthetics"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.