What is art for? /Ellen Dissanayake.
Dissanayake, Ellen,
What is art for? /Ellen Dissanayake. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, (c)1990. - 1 online resource (xv, 249 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
The biobehavioral view -- What is art? -- What does art do for people? -- "Making special" : toward a behavior of art -- The evolution of a behavior of art -- The importance of feeling -- From tradition to aestheticism.
9780295998381
Art--Psychology.
Art appreciation.
Behavior evolution.
Human behavior.
Anthropology.
Electronic Books.
N71 / .W438 1990
What is art for? /Ellen Dissanayake. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, (c)1990. - 1 online resource (xv, 249 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
The biobehavioral view -- What is art? -- What does art do for people? -- "Making special" : toward a behavior of art -- The evolution of a behavior of art -- The importance of feeling -- From tradition to aestheticism.
9780295998381
Art--Psychology.
Art appreciation.
Behavior evolution.
Human behavior.
Anthropology.
Electronic Books.
N71 / .W438 1990