How do we look : the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation (Civilisations (Television program))
by Beard, Mary, 1955- (Author)
Summary
"From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, reno... Full description
- Introduction : a history of looking
- Prologue : heads and bodies
- A singing statue
- Greek bodies
- The look of loss : from Greece to Rome
- The emperor of China and the power of images
- Supersizing a pharaoh
- The Greek revolution
- The stain on the thigh
- The revolution's legacy
- The Olmec wrestler
- Prologue : sunrise at Angkor Wat
- Who's looking? 'Cave art' at Ajanta
- Who or what was Jesus?
- Questions of vanity
- A living statue?
- The artfulness of Islam
- Bible stories
- The scars of battle
- Hindu images, Islamic idioms
- Faith in civilisation
- Afterword : looking at civilisation.