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“This unique, valuable study of vernacular religious art carries a positive assessment of the power of art to define what is religious and ultimately what is human . . . . Admirably linking folklore research to theology—especially the vernacular theology lived by Catholics and Africanbased believers in Brazil—this book should become required reading in theology and religious studies departments.”

—Leonard Norman Primiano, Cabrini University With fieldwork on five continents and twenty books behind them, Henry Glassie and Pravina Shukla stand as the foremost scholars of the artistic creativity of the world’s poor and dark people.

Over the last decade, in intimate collaboration with artists in Brazil, Glassie and Shukla documented a robust tradition of art-making that flourishes beyond the attention of art critics. Brazilian artists, working within European and African religious traditions, create devotional images for a vast popular market. This new book, Sacred Art, based on the words and works of working-class artists in Brazil, holds rich, fresh information for all who care about art and religion.

With over 200 full-color photographs of traditional pottery around the world,

Global Clay is sure to become a classic for all who love art and pottery and all who are intrigued by the human commonalities revealed through art.

This first English-language biography of legendary Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aitmatov

and Kyrgyz exile and journalist Azamat Altay captures the compelling struggle for freedom inside the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Discover one hundred of the greatest folk artists practicing in the United States.

With gorgeous photographs and poignant stories, Folk Masters showcases the incredible talent and diversity of American artists, giving us a glimpse into their art, their process, and their culture.

Quilts and Health speaks to the healing power of quilts and quiltmaking

and to the deep connections between art and health. It brings together over a hundred, gorgeous health-related quilts with the stories behind the art, as told by makers, recipients, healthcare professionals, and many others.

How could an unknown Jewish girl from Amsterdam be transformed into an international icon?

Highlighting the ways in which Anne Frank’s life have been represented, interpreted, and exploited, Barnouw explores her emergence as a global phenomenon and what this means for her historical persona as well as for her legacy as a symbol of the Holocaust.