Description
This collection of papers, presented at the 42nd International Congress
of Americanists, considers the interplay between the mask, the mask
bearer, and the audience. The studies concentrate on the idea of
masking as a transformational ritual in which the human actor is
transformed into a being of another order. The authors use examples
from various cultures and in their analyses argue for particular sets
of relationships as being crucial to the understanding of the mask.
Reviews
An important contribution which will profoundly influence our view of the complexity, significance and variety of masquerade in the Americas, and will be indispensable in formulating new and related problematics.
- Anthony Shelton