Global clay : themes in world ceramic traditions /
John A. Burrison.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
International folk pottery: a brief primer -- Monuments to clay: public markers of craft identity -- The sincerest form of flattery: cross-cultural imitations -- The human image: face jugs and other people pots -- A clay menagerie: the animal world in ceramics -- Idols with feet of clay: ceramics and world religions -- Returning to clay: death and the afterlife -- Living traditions today: continuity, change, revival.