Reitman Insanity, Art, and Culture

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-2572-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 112 Seiten, Web PDF

Insanity, Art, and Culture reviews the pictorial products of the mentally ill from a cultural point of view. This book investigates the artistic abilities of the mentally ill. Organized into six chapters, this book begins with an overview of the definition of terms used in the study and the features of the art of the insane within the western hemisphere. This text then explains the hypothesis of cultural conditioning and discusses the schizophrenic characteristics in paintings. Other chapters consider the symptomatic value of psychotic art from the point of views of cultural anthropology. This book examines as well the art products of great artists who in the course of their lives suffered from mental illness. The final chapter deals with the negative interrelation between art and illness, which arise when refined cognitive activities were preserved intact. This book is a valuable resource for artists, psychiatrists, cultural anthropologists, and occupational therapists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reitman, Francis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Qsar es-Seghir: An Archaeological View of Medieval Life;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface;8
6;Acknowledgments;12
7;Chapter 1. An Introduction to Qsar es-Seghir;14
7.1;Two Tales of a City;15
7.2;Qsar es-'Seghir: The Tale of a Medieval
City;19
7.3;Qsar es-Seghir: The Tale of an Archaeological
Research Project;24
8;Chapter 2. The Historical Backdrop;34
8.1;The Islamic Dynasties of the Maghreb;35
8.2;Portuguese Intervention in the Maghreb;44
8.3;Historic Periods and Archaeological Phases;52
9;Chapter 3. The Archaeology of the Islamic
City;58
9.1;Islamic Cities: A General Introduction;59
9.2;Fortifications;62
9.3;Central Institutions;71
9.4;Vernacular Architecture;89
9.5;Qsar es-Seghir as an Islamic Town;107
10;Chapter 4. The Material Inventory of the Ishmic City;114
10.1;Archaeology and Medieval Lifeways;115
10.2;The Ceramic Assemblage of Islamic Qsar es-Seghir;120
10.3;Tools Decorative Objects, and
Coins;139
10.4;Ceramic Analysis;143
11;Chapter 5. The Archaeology of
the Portuguese Colony;150
11.1;Portuguese Colonies: A General Outline;151
11.2;Fortifications;155
11.3;Monumental Buildings;162
11.4;Vernacular Architecture;178
11.5;Decorative Architectural Features;188
11.6;Archaeological Analysis: The Use of Space in Portuguese Qsar es-Seghir;193
12;Chapter 6. The Material Inventory of
the Portuguese Colony;202
12.1;Ceramics;203
12.2;Glass and Metal Artifacts;214
12.3;Artifact Analyses and the People of Qsar es-Seghir;223
13;Chapter 7. Qsar es-Seghir Reconstructed
from Archaeohgical Analysis;230
13.1;Introduction;231
13.2;Archaeological Studies to Improve Archaeological Methods;232
13.3;Archaeological Analysis to Provide New Interpretations;241
13.4;Archaeological Analysis Leading to Comparisons of Islamic and Portuguese Communities;247
14;Bibliography;262
15;Index;268