01656nam a2200289 a 4500 20260119070535.0 2022-03-07 10:58:45 9789089640901 0 eng 306.095 M333-H92 Hulsbosch, Marianne Author ICAS publication series Marianne Hulsbosch vol.4 Asian material culture Netherlands Amsterdam University 2009 231tr. Paperback 23cm This exciting, richly illustrated volume gives the reader a unique insight into the materiality of Asian cultures and the ways in which objects and practices can simultaneously embody and exhibit aesthetic and functional characteristics, everyday and spiritual aspirations. Material culture is examined from a variety of perspectives and the authors rigorously investigate the creation and meaning of material object, and their associated practices within the context of time and place. All chapters in this volume are representative, rather than exhaustive, in their portrayal of Asian material culture. Nevertheless, they clearly demonstrate that the objects, seen as material evidence of culture, are entities that resonate with discourses of human relationships, personal and group identity formation, ethics and values, histories, determination of ethnicity, local and international trade, consumption and above all distinctive futures. aesthetics https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2022/3/7/_9610555466_140.jpg Cover Image 7181 7181 0 0 0 0 TVCD TVCD 2026-01-20 0.00 0 TVCD-7181 0.00 BK