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Masks are found world-wide in connection with seasonal festivals, rites of passage, and curative ceremonies. A comparison of Greek to Eastern and especially Indian models follows, this book concludes with an examination of the interpretation of Hindu ideas in Bali that demonstrates the importance of ambivalence in mask iconography.

Masks Transformation and Paradox

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    A Paperback / softback by A.David Napier, Rodney Needham

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/10/1987
      ISBN13: 9780520045330, 978-0520045330
      ISBN10: 0520045335

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Masks are found world-wide in connection with seasonal festivals, rites of passage, and curative ceremonies. A comparison of Greek to Eastern and especially Indian models follows, this book concludes with an examination of the interpretation of Hindu ideas in Bali that demonstrates the importance of ambivalence in mask iconography.

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