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'''Alfred (Antony Francis) Gell''' (June 12, 1945 – January 28, 1997) was a British social anthropologist whose most influential work concerned art, language, symbolism and ritual.
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'''Alfred (Antony Francis) Gell''' (12 June 1945 – 28 January 1997) was a British social anthropologist whose most influential work concerned art, language, symbolism and ritual.
  
 
==Works==
 
==Works==
 
* ''Metamorphosis of the Cassowaries: Umeda Society, Language and Ritual'', London: Athlone, 1975.
 
* ''Metamorphosis of the Cassowaries: Umeda Society, Language and Ritual'', London: Athlone, 1975.
  
* ''The Anthropology of Time: Cultural Constructions of Temporal Maps and Images'', Oxford: Berg, 1992.
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* ''The Anthropology of Time: Cultural Constructions of Temporal Maps and Images'', Oxford: Berg, 1992, ix+341 pp.
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** ''Antropologija časa: kulturne konstrukcije časovnih zemljevidov in podob'', trans. Tomo Virk, Ljubljana: Študentska založba, 2000, 343 pp. Review: [http://dk.fdv.uni-lj.si/dr/dr41Verdir.PDF Verdir]. {{sl}}
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** ''[https://1lib.eu/book/2730173/6f4459 A antropologia do tempo: construções culturais de mapas e imagens temporais]'', trans. Vera Joscelyne, Petrópolis, RJ: Vozes, 2014, 327 pp. {{br-pt}}
  
 
* ''Wrapping in Images: Tattooing in Polynesia'', Oxford: Clarendon, 1993.
 
* ''Wrapping in Images: Tattooing in Polynesia'', Oxford: Clarendon, 1993.
  
 
* [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=12573 ''Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory''], Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998, [http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=252fc320fa6ea949824315ee372a7073 PDF].
 
* [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=12573 ''Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory''], Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998, [http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=252fc320fa6ea949824315ee372a7073 PDF].
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** ''[https://1lib.eu/book/5216504/c2ec19 Arte y agencia: una teoría antropológica]'', trans. Ramsés Cabrera, Buenos Aires: SB, 2016, 331 pp. Review: [http://caiana.caia.org.ar/template/caiana.php?pag=books/book.php&obj=238&vol=8 Costa] (Caiana). {{es}}
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** ''Umetnost in delovanje: antropološka teorija'', trans. Katarina Žakelj and Tomo Virk, Ljubljana: Študentska založba, 2006, 343 pp. {{sl}}
  
* [[Media:Gell_Alfred_The_Art_of_Anthropology_Essays_and_Diagrams_1999.pdf|''The Art of Anthropology: Essays and Diagrams'']], London: Athlone, 1999, [http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=F3D404A34ADF2A5284C110668838CAD5 PDF].
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* [[Media:Gell_Alfred_The_Art_of_Anthropology_Essays_and_Diagrams_1999.pdf|''The Art of Anthropology: Essays and Diagrams'']], ed. Eric Hirsch, London: Athlone, 1999, ix+294 pp, [http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=F3D404A34ADF2A5284C110668838CAD5 PDF].
** ''Arte y Agencia. Una teoría antropológica'', Buenos Aires: SB, 2016, 336 pp. Review: [http://caiana.caia.org.ar/template/caiana.php?pag=books/book.php&obj=238&vol=8 Costa] (Caiana). {{es}}
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==Literature==
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* Liana Chua , Mark Elliott (eds.), ''[https://aaaaarg.fail/thing/5abe6a6e9ff37c107e622bda Distributed Objects: Meaning and Mattering after Alfred Gell]'', New York: Berghahn, 2013, 220 pp.  
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* Anna Kawalec, ''[https://www.academia.edu/36909307/ Osoba i Nexus: Alfreda Gella antropologiczna teoria sztuki]'', Lublin: KUL, 2016. {{pl}}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gell
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gell Wikipedia]
  
 
[[Category:Anthropology|Gell, Alfred]]
 
[[Category:Anthropology|Gell, Alfred]]

Revision as of 15:13, 4 June 2020

Alfred (Antony Francis) Gell (12 June 1945 – 28 January 1997) was a British social anthropologist whose most influential work concerned art, language, symbolism and ritual.

Works

  • Metamorphosis of the Cassowaries: Umeda Society, Language and Ritual, London: Athlone, 1975.
  • The Anthropology of Time: Cultural Constructions of Temporal Maps and Images, Oxford: Berg, 1992, ix+341 pp.
  • Wrapping in Images: Tattooing in Polynesia, Oxford: Clarendon, 1993.

Literature

Links