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<p>"Dissanayake argues that art was central to human evolutionary adaptation and that the aesthetic faculty is a basic psychological component of every human being. In her view, art is intimately linked to the origins of religious practices and to ceremonies of birth, death, transition, and transcendence. Drawing on her years in Sri Lanka, Nigeria, and Papua New Guinea, she gives examples of painting, song, dance, and drama as behaviors that enable participants to grasp and reinforce what is imp
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- Author
- Ellen Dissanayake
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780295974798
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- Philosophy, History, Art
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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