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Witnesses of time

Door Flor Garduño e.a.

Categorie
Geschiedenis Zuid- en Latijns Amerika
Boeknummer
#366915-AE12
Titel
Witnesses of time
Auteur
Garduño, Flor & Carlos Fuentes (introduction)
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
New York : Aperture
Jaar van uitgave
2000
ISBN10
0893819190
ISBN13
9780893819194
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original grey cloth, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous photograhs in b/w, unpaged, square (circa 30x30cm).
Samenvatting
A new edition of the sought-after classic by this distinguished Mexican photographer Available now for the first time in English as a deluxe hardcover edition, Witnesses of Time collects Flor Garduño's remarkable pictures of the original America, where the sacred and symbolic are revealed in daily life. In remote corners of Mexico and Central and South America, native Indians continue to practice ancient rituals as they have for millennia. Their rites embody a distinct worldview and a unique perception of time. The result of travels through rural towns in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, Witnesses of Time encompasses landscape, architecture, ceremonies, tableaux, and portraits. Figures in Garduño's evocative images become clues to the spirituality of the Indian ... (Lees verder)cosmos. Landforms hint at other, unseen orders of being. Common acts take on an extra dimension through their ritual associations in communities that still retain their ties to the environment. Complemented by an Introduction by the world-renowned Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, Witnesses of Time is a monument to a fascinating way of life, portrayed with an unparalleled sensibility.
Pagina's
168
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 30,00

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