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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.
Contents
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Part I. Image and Imagination
1. The World as Image: The Great Image without Form
2. Imagination and the Development of Human Beings
3. Iconic Forms of Imagination
4. Theories and Concepts of Imagination
Part II. Imagination and the Imaginary
5. Collectivity and the Dynamic of the Imaginary
6. The Imaginary, the Symbolic and the Real
7. The Performativity of the Imagination
8. Images as Actions
Part III. Imagination and Practices of the Body
9. The World of Play and Games
10. The Anthropology of Dance
11. The Human Need for Rituals
12. Gestures as Language
Part IV. Mimesis and Cultural Learning
13. Cultural Learning as Mimetic Learning
14. The Intangible Cultural Heritage
15. Family Rituals
16. Family Happiness
Conclusion: The Power of Images
Bibliography
Index
