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secondary agency: a standalone construct

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secondaryagency1 CONSTRUCTSecondary agencyGELL · ANTHROPOLOGY OF ART

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Anthropology of art

the agency attributed to objects through which people act on others, as distinct from the primary agency of persons.

In anthropology of art, secondary agency refers to the agency attributed to objects through which people act on others, as distinct from the primary agency of persons. This meaning comes from Gell (1998) in Art and agency.[1]

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  1. Gell, A. (1998). Art and agency. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198280149

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