How do we look : the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation

Beard, Mary 1955- (author.).

Summary:

"From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781631494406
ISBN: 1631494406
Physical Description: 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	"First published in Great Britain under the title CIVILISATIONS: How Do We Look/The Eye of Faith." Companion to the British television series Civilisations.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 211-226) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : a history of looking -- Prologue : heads and bodies -- A singing statue -- Greek bodies -- The look of loss : from Greece to Rome -- The emperor of China and the power of images -- Supersizing a pharaoh -- The Greek revolution -- The stain on the thigh -- The revolution's legacy -- The Olmec wrestler -- Prologue : sunrise at Angkor Wat -- Who's looking? 'Cave art' at Ajanta -- Who or what was Jesus? -- Questions of vanity -- A living statue? -- The artfulness of Islam -- Bible stories -- The scars of battle -- Hindu images, Islamic idioms -- Faith in civilisation -- Afterword : looking at civilisation.