Bringing the image into dialogue with the imagination, mimesis and performativity, Christoph Wulf illuminates the historical, cultural and philosophical aspects of the relationship between images and human beings, looking both at its conceptual and physical manifestations.
Wulf explores the cultural power of the image. He shows that images take root in our personal and collective imaginaries to determine how we feel, how we perceive the arts and culture, and how our bodies respond with physical actions, in games and dance to rituals and gesture. By showing how imagination occupies an essential place in our daily conduct, Wulf makes a significant contribution to how we think about the role of images in culture, the arts and society.
Author(s): Christoph Wulf
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 269
City: London
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Title Page
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Contents
Introduction: Images, performance and human society
Part I: Image and imagination
Chapter 1: The world as image: The great image without form
Chapter 2: Imagination and the development of human beings
Chapter 3: Iconic forms of imagination
Chapter 4: Theories and concepts of imagination
Part II: Imagination and the imaginary
Chapter 5: Collectivity and the dynamic of the imaginary
Chapter 6: The imaginary, the symbolic and the real
Chapter 7: The performativity of the imagination
Chapter 8: Images as actions
Part III: Imagination and practices of the body
Chapter 9: The world of play and games
Chapter 10: The anthropology of dance
Chapter 11: The human need for rituals
Chapter 12: Gestures as language
Part IV: Mimesis and cultural learning
Chapter 13: Cultural learning as mimetic learning
Chapter 14: The intangible cultural heritage
Chapter 15: Family rituals
Chapter 16: Family happiness
Conclusion: The power of images
Notes
References
Index
