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How is the term "ritual" used in everyday language?
How is the term "ritual" used in everyday language?
In common usage, "ritual" can denote actions that are repeated or regularly undertaken.
What is the main characteristic of ritual in an anthropological sense?
What is the main characteristic of ritual in an anthropological sense?
Anthropologists view ritual as a human practice aiming to invoke social change.
Why do anthropologists believe that rituals involve an element of uncertainty?
Why do anthropologists believe that rituals involve an element of uncertainty?
Rituals often involve uncertainty, unpredictability, or even risk.
What does the term "agency" refer to, particularly in the context of art?
What does the term "agency" refer to, particularly in the context of art?
Stonehenge was constructed over a relatively short period of time by a single group of people.
Stonehenge was constructed over a relatively short period of time by a single group of people.
What are the two key features of Stonehenge that suggest it was a ritual site?
What are the two key features of Stonehenge that suggest it was a ritual site?
How did people at Stonehenge seem to interact with the landscape?
How did people at Stonehenge seem to interact with the landscape?
What is the most common type of prehistoric funerary monument in Ireland?
What is the most common type of prehistoric funerary monument in Ireland?
What type of art is typically found in Irish passage tombs?
What type of art is typically found in Irish passage tombs?
What specific feature of Newgrange's architecture suggests alignment with the annual sun cycle?
What specific feature of Newgrange's architecture suggests alignment with the annual sun cycle?
The art found at Newgrange is believed to exclusively relate to funerary rituals.
The art found at Newgrange is believed to exclusively relate to funerary rituals.
How does the concept of "agency" apply to artworks in Indigenous societies?
How does the concept of "agency" apply to artworks in Indigenous societies?
What is the significance of the "Three-pointer Cemi" in Taíno culture?
What is the significance of the "Three-pointer Cemi" in Taíno culture?
Why are snakes considered powerful creatures in many Indigenous cultures?
Why are snakes considered powerful creatures in many Indigenous cultures?
What is the significance of vomiting in Taíno shamanic rituals?
What is the significance of vomiting in Taíno shamanic rituals?
The Taíno primarily ingested cohoba through a pipe.
The Taíno primarily ingested cohoba through a pipe.
What is the purpose of a "duho"?
What is the purpose of a "duho"?
How does the concept of transformative agency apply to Taíno shamanic rituals?
How does the concept of transformative agency apply to Taíno shamanic rituals?
What is the significance of the skeletal or emaciated imagery found in Taíno artworks?
What is the significance of the skeletal or emaciated imagery found in Taíno artworks?
Describe the nature of processions in the context of Andalusian Holy Week rituals during the 17th century.
Describe the nature of processions in the context of Andalusian Holy Week rituals during the 17th century.
What is the significance of the sculptures used in Holy Week processions?
What is the significance of the sculptures used in Holy Week processions?
What is a "paso"?
What is a "paso"?
How did the movement of sculptures during Holy Week processions affect their significance?
How did the movement of sculptures during Holy Week processions affect their significance?
Flashcards
Art in Action
Art in Action
The third approach to understanding art focuses on its active role in life.
Agency of Art
Agency of Art
The perceived power and influence artworks have in human lives.
Ritual
Ritual
A series of acts regularly performed in a precise manner for social change.
Chanoyu
Chanoyu
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Kintsugi
Kintsugi
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Wabi Sabi
Wabi Sabi
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Primary Sources
Primary Sources
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Reception
Reception
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Visual Analysis
Visual Analysis
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Taíno Art
Taíno Art
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Vomitivo
Vomitivo
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Three-pointer Zemi
Three-pointer Zemi
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Newgrange
Newgrange
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Stonehenge
Stonehenge
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Ritual Space
Ritual Space
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Collective Memory
Collective Memory
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Cofradías
Cofradías
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Procession
Procession
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Effigy Vessels
Effigy Vessels
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Mawashinomi
Mawashinomi
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Shaman
Shaman
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Hunter-Gatherer Rituals
Hunter-Gatherer Rituals
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Cohoba
Cohoba
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Kumakura
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Visual Culture
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Nazca Lines
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Study Notes
Introduction to Book 3: Art in Action
- Artworks weren't just viewed; they were interactive before 1800.
- Artworks' meanings were variable and not fixed.
- The Satsuma tea bowl (Plate iii.1), a 17th-century Japanese stoneware example, exemplifies this.
- The tea ceremony (chanoyu) was a ritual with specific actions, spaces, and behaviours.
- Chanoyu involved a prescribed sequence of actions (e.g., handwashing, entering through a small doorway).
- The tea bowl's form and decoration were integral to the ceremony.
- Kintsugi, a Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer, provides a counterpoint to European values.
- Understanding past actions requires looking at primary and secondary sources, including visual analysis.
Ritual in Later Prehistoric Art and Architecture
- Stonehenge, a monumental structure from 3000-1900 BCE, was a place of ritual practice.
- Movement within the Stonehenge landscape, including along the Avenue, was part of ritual.
- Stonehenge's architectural design (e.g., trilithons, bluestones) affected movement and perception for ritual participants.
- Stonehenge hosted various rituals, including burials.
- Newgrange, a passage tomb from c. 3200 BCE, another significant ritual place.
- Decorated passage tomb art (e.g., spirals, lozenges) may have linked to astronomy or tribal identity.
- Newgrange's positioning and structure shaped ritual engagement.
Ritual and the agency of art
- Artworks were viewed as active participants in ritual before 1800.
- Taíno art objects (like zemis, vomitivos, duho ritual seat) had personhood in ritual.
- Taíno shamans (behiques) used objects to invoke change, including purification through vomiting.
- Ceremonial performances, such as processions involving life-size sculptures as seen in Southern Spain, utilized artworks as divine embodiments.
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Explore the interactive nature of art before 1800, focusing on the significance of the Satsuma tea bowl and the rituals of the tea ceremony (chanoyu). Additionally, delve into the ceremonial purpose of Stonehenge and its landscape movement. Discover how past actions can be analyzed through primary and secondary sources.
