Cover of Homo aestheticus

Homo aestheticus

by Ellen Dissanayake

1992 297 pages eng

All human societies throughout history have given a special place to the arts. Even nomadic peoples who own scarcely any material possessions embellish what they do own, decorate their bodies, and celebrate special occasions with music, song, and dance. A fundamentally human appetite or need is bein…

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