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Anthropology of art

the idea that art objects captivate viewers because the skill that made them exceeds what viewers can grasp, so making itself becomes a source of power.

In anthropology of art, technology of enchantment refers to the idea that art objects captivate viewers because the skill that made them exceeds what viewers can grasp, so making itself becomes a source of power. This meaning comes from Gell (1992) in Anthropology Art and Aesthetics.[1]

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Gell, A. (1992). The Technology of Enchantment and the Enchantment of Technology. In Anthropology Art and Aesthetics (pp. 40-63). Oxford University PressOxford. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198277330.003.0003

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