Date of Defense

6-30-1995

Department

Art

First Advisor

Evelyn Reid, Art

Second Advisor

Paul Mergen, Art

Third Advisor

Ann Burian

Keywords

voodooism, symbolism

Abstract

Within certain cultures, art is an intrinsic extension of daily life and ritual. Art is a function. These cultures use art for records of spiritual growth, instruments of magic in religious ceremonies, or markers of the past, present, and future. Of utmost importance is communal preservation with a cosmic respect for all that perceptively defines humans as a significant part of the whole instead of the center. This paper explores spiritual art in Korean, Native American, and Haitian art, in which is found rich visual imagery to be explored.

Access Setting

Honors Thesis-Campus Only

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