Contemporary Anthropologies of the Arts in China
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: Feb 01, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781527520929
Description: The anthropology of art in China includes studies of popular arts among the Han in both rural and urban settings, and of folk arts among minority peoples. The country is currently experiencing rapid social change and aesthetic values are being transformed. Chinese scholars have both an exciting range of dramatic case studies to present and their own distinctive theories to offer on these processes. This volume is the first to present an overview of the anthropology of art in China to researchers in the English-speaking world. The essays are written by leading Chinese professors in the fields of visual art, dance, music and art theory.