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Wilder Mann: The Image of The Savage
by Charles Freger; Foreword By Robert McLiam Wilson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1907893237
- ISBN 13
- 9781907893230
- Seller
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LONDON, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Near fine, the book shows light signs of shelf wear on the outer cover.
Synopsis:The transformation of man to beast is a central aspect of traditional pagan rituals that are centuries old and which celebrate the seasonal cycle, fertility, life, and death. Each year, throughout Europe, from Scotland to Bulgaria, from Finland to Italy, from Portugal to Greece via France, Switzerland, and Germany, people literally put themselves into the skin of the 'savage', in masquerades that stretch back centuries. By becoming a bear, a goat, a stag or a wild boar, a man of straw, a devil or a monster with jaws of steel, these people celebrate the cycle of life and of the seasons. Their costumes, made of animal skins or of plants, and decorated with bones, encircled with bells, and capped with horns or antlers, amaze us with their extraordinary diversity and prodigious beauty. Work on this project took photographer Charles Freger to eighteen European countries in search of the mythological figure of the Wild Man: Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Croatia, Finland, Romania and the UK.
About the Author:Charles Fréger (b. 1975, Bourges, France) is recognised as one of Europe's leading young photographers. Based in Paris, his work has been devoted almost exclusively to portraiture, particularly the study of groups in uniform or costume. Freger is co-founder of the international group of artists POC (Piece of Cake).
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- Bookseller
- Cabina 68 Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- cabina0043
- Title
- Wilder Mann
- Author
- Charles Freger; Foreword By Robert McLiam Wilson
- Illustrator
- Gauckler, Geneviève
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First reprint Oct 2012
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1907893237
- ISBN 13
- 9781907893230
- Publisher
- Dewi Lewis Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 272
- Keywords
- Photobook, Photography, Artist, Costumes
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