Archetypes and attributes
Rock paintings in Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3918691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P S Garlake (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 346-355 |
| Publication date | 1994-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1994.9980250 |
| OpenAlex | W2084763584 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper seeks to establish the primacy of the image in the study of the prehistoric paintings of Zimbabwe and to show how detailed comparative iconographie analyses of a range of images may elucidate something of the significance of the art. It seeks to demonstrate that art was concerned with basic ideological concepts of the society, that the human imagery was concerned with the construction of a limited range of archetypes. Thus that the art has little or no relevance to such things as scenic representation, narrative, historical record or myth. The human imagery was qualified by the addition of a limited range of attributes or emblems attached to figures. These provide a pervasive additional dimension to almost all the imagery, a constant sub‐text that almost certainly refers to San metaphysics
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Archetype · Art · Art history · Emblem · Iconography · Ideology · Literature · Mythology · Narrative · Painting · Politics · Prehistory · Representation (politics · Rock art · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 1998 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |