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Author Pfeiffer, John E., 1914-1999.

Title The creative explosion : an inquiry into the origins of art and religion / John E. Pfeiffer.

Imprint New York : Harper & Row, ©1982.

Copies

Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kansas Collection J Schick  709.0112 P476c 1982    ---  Lib Use Only
 FSCC Non-Fiction  709.0112 P476c 1982    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xv, 270 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 263) and index.
Contents Foreword -- Hidden images -- The discovery of prehistoric art -- An industrial revolution -- Hunter-gatherers on the move -- The first 10 million years -- Neanderthal beginnings -- Special places, special purposes -- The information explosion -- Surprise, pattern, illusion -- Living hunter-gatherers -- The ceremonies of times past -- Pressure for planning -- The art of memory -- Searching for answers.
Subject Art, Prehistoric.
Art and religion.
Art and religion. (OCoLC)fst00815425
Art, Prehistoric. (OCoLC)fst00816761
ISBN 0060133457
9780060133450

 
    
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