Bodywork: Dress as Cultural Tool : Dress and Demeanour in the South of Senegal /
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This book looks at the encounter between dress and the body. In the social sciences, dress tends to be viewed as a form of communication, a way in which the wearer gives expression to his or her ideas or situation. 'Bodywork', rather than looking at what people do with their clothes, looks at what clothes do with the wearers. In the context of three small West African communities - Muslim, Christian and Animist - the book describes the dress styles and dress practices of the villagers and shows how a particular way of dressing influences the body's demeanour and habit. It considers thereby the role played by dress in the enculturation of the body.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047406402
9789004141070
Weaving in stones : garments and their accessories in the mosaic art of Eretz Israel in Late Antiquity /
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This text, copiously illustrated throughout, studies the garments and their accessories worn by some 245 figures represented on approximately 41 mosaic floors (some only partially preserved) that once decorated both public and private structures within the historical-geographical area of Eretz Israel in Late Antiquity.
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Translated from the Hebrew. :
1 online resource (380 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789693225 (ebook) :