00000nam a2200000 i 4500 UP-1685675941122024120 Buklod 20230727114124.0 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 230727s2017 inu o d eng d 9780253031891 (eBook) 20104754 FA-116eb EBSCO International, Inc. P539.46 DLC DCFA rda eng NK 3785 B87 2017eb Burrison, John A. 1942- author. Global clay themes in world ceramic traditions by John A. Burrison. Bloomington, Indiana Indiana University Press [2017] 1 online resource. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. International folk pottery: a brief primer -- Monuments to clay: public markers of craft identity -- The sincerest form of flattery: cross-cultural imitations -- The human image: face jugs and other people pots -- A clay menagerie: the animal world in ceramics -- Idols with feet of clay: ceramics and world religions -- Returning to clay: death and the afterlife -- Living traditions today: continuity, change, revival. For over 25,000 years, humans across the globe have shaped, decorated, and fired clay. Despite great differences in location and time, universal themes appear in the world's ceramic traditions, including religious influences, human and animal representations, and mortuary pottery. Noted pottery scholar John A. Burrison explores the recurring artistic themes that tie humanity together, explaining how and why those themes appear again and again in worldwide ceramic traditions. The book is richly illustrated with over 200 full-color, cross-cultural illustrations of ceramics from prehistory to the present. Providing an introduction to different styles of folk pottery, extensive suggestions for further reading, and reflections on the future of traditional pottery around the world, Global Clay is sure to become a classic for all who love art and pottery and all who are intrigued by the human commonalities revealed through art. Pottery Social aspects. Pottery Themes, motives. Full text access requires UP Webmail login http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1589798 FO UPD DCFA Electronic Resource