Dear colleagues and friends,
EXPRESSION quarterly magazine is coming of age: it reached issue number 16.
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The periodical is dedicated to *“The intellectual and spiritual expressions
of non-literate peoples”*. Arts, beliefs, myths, rituals, traditions,
introduce us to the marvelous world of human creativity. The rediscovery of
forgotten or little known societies reveal the dimensions of the human
identity. The insight into the variety of cultures enriches our ability of
understanding the world we all share.
In the 4 years of life of this periodical, a new discipline, *conceptual
anthropology,* has come to life and is arising interest among students,
scholars and thinkers of five continents. It is a new trend in the human
sciences finding expressions in its pages.
In EXPRESSION magazine, authors from different humanistic disciplines, from
over 30 countries, have contributed new insight into culture. They have
considered queries and problems, both local and global, from various
corners of the globe. The magazine is open to all those having something
new to say, both for expressing their ideas or discoveries and for
discussing about them. And readers share the debates and the emotions of
discovery. Several issues have been concerned with specific themes referred
to as “projects”. The cooperation and participation of authors and readers
resulted in the growing diffusion of EXPRESSION magazine.
Two new projects are planned for future issues and submission of pertinent
papers is welcome. One concerns “THE INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL EXPRESSIONS
OF NON-LITERATE PEOPLES”. It will be a pre-congress issue dedicated to the
homonymous session of the forthcoming world congress of UISPP (*Union
Internationale des Sciences Prehistoriques et Protohistoriques*) to be held
in Paris in 2018. It will include the papers to be presented at the
congress and it will be published in time to be presented and distributed
at the congress. The other project considers papers concerning the relation
between CULT SITES AND ART. The role of art in cult sites (of various
kinds) and the role of myths and beliefs in the visual art are mirrors of
conceptual elaborations of the human mind. Prehistoric and tribal art, all
over the world, is often located in cult sites. What is its function?
As usual there are deadlines for submitting papers: for both projects it is
August 20, 2017. If you submit a paper please specify to which one of the
two projects the paper is addressed. Details about the presentation of
papers are to be found in the last issue of EXPRESSION magazine.
We are grateful to authors and readers and welcome all those interested in
this quarterly e-periodical. We look forward to hearing from you.
Cordial regards,
Emmanuel Anati.
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