Aesthetics and Ritual in the United Arab Emirates: The Anthropology of Food and Personal Adornment Among Arabian Women |
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Pagina 69
Even though many anthropologists have held that the primary function of a mask
or veil is to conceal, I suggest that one learns more from the face of a woman
wearing a mask than without. Because of the way attention is focussed on both
the ...
Even though many anthropologists have held that the primary function of a mask
or veil is to conceal, I suggest that one learns more from the face of a woman
wearing a mask than without. Because of the way attention is focussed on both
the ...
Pagina 70
tograph is too small for the face, does not cover the eyebrows, leaves the lips
uncovered, and does not run along the line of the cheeks. In addition to its
aesthetic value, mask wearing fulfills other functions. The mask is a custom ('adali
): "We ...
tograph is too small for the face, does not cover the eyebrows, leaves the lips
uncovered, and does not run along the line of the cheeks. In addition to its
aesthetic value, mask wearing fulfills other functions. The mask is a custom ('adali
): "We ...
Pagina 72
Max Beerbohm recommended cosmetics for concealing emotion behind an
unmoved facial mask: For expression is but too often the ruin of face; and, since
we cannot, as yet, so order the circumstances of life that women shall never be ...
Max Beerbohm recommended cosmetics for concealing emotion behind an
unmoved facial mask: For expression is but too often the ruin of face; and, since
we cannot, as yet, so order the circumstances of life that women shall never be ...
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General | 11 |
The Tactile Experience | 29 |
The Visual Experience | 52 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Aesthetics and Ritual in the United Arab Emirates: The Anthropology of Food and Personal Adornment Among Arabian Women |
| Autore | Aïda Kanafani-Zahar |
| Editore | American University of Beirut, 1983 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 8 ott 2008 |
| Lunghezza | 119 pagine |
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