Art as Expressive Symbolism
Civic Portraits in Classical Athens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6045231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Tanner (0000-0003-4427-3839, Queens University of Charlotte, corresponding author), Jeremy J Tanner |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 167-190 |
| Publication date | 1992-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0959774300000573 |
| OpenAlex | W2100303153 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
An analysis of art-historians' and archaeologists' characterizations of art reveals two paradigms. In the earlier paradigm, art-historical appreciation and archaeological explanation were mutually exclusive, if mutually implicated, endeavours. In the more recent paradigm, art-history and archaeology converge in the interpretation of material-culture texts and eschew the explanation of broader social processes. An alternative characterization of art as expressive symbolism is advocated, drawing upon the sociological theory of Talcott Parsons. A case study of classical Greek portraiture shows how aesthetic innovation may contribute to the growth of social systems
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Portrait · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Classical Antiquity Studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Philosophy
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The Present Past
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The Category of the person
Archaeology
The Social Life of Things
Domination and Resistance
Ideology, Power and Prehistory
Reading the Past
Imperialism in the Ancient World
Leagros
Image and Idea in Fifth Century Greece
Greek Portraits. II
Relativism and the Social Sciences
Engendering archaeology
Style and Function
Archaeological Systematics and the Study of Culture Process
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2002 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |