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... art of cave painting . Apart from the differences in climatic conditions and human stature , these people were far ... paintings are not free from ambiguity : if they reveal a magic hunting ceremony , they may also , he points out ...
... art of cave painting . Apart from the differences in climatic conditions and human stature , these people were far ... paintings are not free from ambiguity : if they reveal a magic hunting ceremony , they may also , he points out ...
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... cave , to keep for their own use and instruction the art of making images ... paintings , though attenuated bodies , with masks or birdlike features , may ... cave paintings to magic ritual . In his comprehensive examination of cave art ...
... cave , to keep for their own use and instruction the art of making images ... paintings , though attenuated bodies , with masks or birdlike features , may ... cave paintings to magic ritual . In his comprehensive examination of cave art ...
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... cave wall gives way to the smooth plaster surface , bounded by a rectangle . But the painting itself shows continuity with the older cave paintings , and contrasts with the stodgily abstract cult figurines or the geometric decorations ...
... cave wall gives way to the smooth plaster surface , bounded by a rectangle . But the painting itself shows continuity with the older cave paintings , and contrasts with the stodgily abstract cult figurines or the geometric decorations ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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