Contemporary Anthropologies of the Arts in China

Download or read book Contemporary Anthropologies of the Arts in China written by Aimin Yan and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The anthropology of art in China includes studies of popular arts among the Han in both rural and urban settings, and of folk arts among minority peoples. The country is currently experiencing rapid social change and aesthetic values are being transformed. Chinese scholars have both an exciting range of dramatic case studies to present and their own distinctive theories to offer on these processes. This volume is the first to present an overview of the anthropology of art in China to researchers in the English-speaking world. The essays are written by leading Chinese professors in the fields of visual art, dance, music and art theory.