A comprehensive introduction to the anthropology of the arts this is the first textbook to go beyond visual art to cover the arts more broadly Drawing together media such as painting sound performance video & film it presents a clear overview of the cross-cultural human experience of art Introducing students to the basics as well as the latest scholarship the book features- 45 chapters which combine classic texts from anthropologists such as Pierre Bourdieu Claude Levi-Strauss Margaret Mead Bronislaw Malinowski Alfred Gell Franz Boas & Mary Douglas with recent scholarship by George Marcus Tim Ingold Roger Sansi Christopher Pinney Georgina Born & others- Both theoretical & ethnographic readings with coverage ranging from Bali Papua New Guinea Egypt sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Europe & Australia to the United States- Introductory materials ethnographic exercises further reading ideas & alternative suggestions for navigating the content based on medium geography theory or ethnography Designed for classroom use Anthropology of the Arts is invaluable for teaching & learning Engaging & accessible it is essential reading for students in anthropology of art anthropology of design anthropology of performance & related courses