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  • 1
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    Book
    Ithaca, NY [u.a.] : Cornell Univ. Press
    ISBN: 0801497949 , 0801425689
    Language: English
    Pages: X, 243 S.
    DDC: 701
    RVK:
    Keywords: Ästhetik
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9781350120990 , 9781350120983
    Language: English
    Pages: viii, 264 Seiten, [16] ungezählte Seiten , Illustrationen , 22 cm
    DDC: 391.4409
    RVK:
    Keywords: Dress accessories History ; Dress accessories Social aspects
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  • 3
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
    ISBN: 9781350121003
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (297 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Davies, Stephen Adornment : What Self-Decoration Tells Us about Who We Are
    DDC: 391.4409
    Keywords: Dress accessories-History ; Body marking-History ; Dress accessories-Social aspects ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Sungir Children -- The Ubiquity of Decoration -- The Sungir Burials -- Decorations as Social Signalers -- Asceticism -- Decoration and the Group's Cosmology -- 2 What Adornment Is -- Making Special by Aesthetic Enhancement -- The Aesthetic Intention -- Are Animals Decorators? -- The Symbolic Power of Adornment -- Decorative materials -- Decoration and Practical Function -- Artworks and Adornments -- Beads as a Brief Case Study -- 3 Bodily Adornment Practices -- Bodies versus Artifacts -- Surgical Interventions and Other Forms of Bodily Alteration -- Teeth as a Site for Decoration -- Hairstyling -- Skin, Nails, and Eyes -- Regular Bodily Maintenance -- 4 Aesthetics and Adornment in Prehistory -- The Issue of Behavioral Modernity -- Early Religion and Art -- Decoration in Prehistory -- When did the Aesthetic Sense Develop? -- Neanderthal Aesthetics -- Denisovans -- One Species or Many? -- 5 Differences between Men and Women -- Adornment and Sex -- Evolutionary Psychology on Mate Selection -- Cultural Variants on Female Beauty -- The Roles of the Sexes in Reproduction -- Human Beauty and Sex-Based Adornment Practices -- Women's Use of Beautifying Procedures -- The Upshot for Adornment -- 6 Body Painting and Makeup -- Body Painting -- Makeup -- Hostility to Makeup -- History of Cosmetics and Perfume Use -- Scents -- 7 Scarification and Tattoos -- The Beauty of Scarification and Tattooing -- Scarification -- Tattooing has Similar Functions to Scarification -- History of Tattooing -- Men's Tattoos and Facial Tattoos -- Negative Views of Tattoos -- Functions of Permanent Body Marking -- 8 Piercings, Plugs, and Jewelry -- Body Piercing -- Ear Treatments -- Lip Plates -- Neck Chokers, Bound Feet, and More -- Jewelry.
    Abstract: Jewelry Materials -- Jewelry in History -- Beads -- 9 Clothing -- Clothes in History -- Clothing Functions -- Chinese Clothes -- Clothing as Decoration -- Adorned Clothes -- Headwear: A Case Study -- 10 Bali-Sungir Writ Large -- A Brief History and Bali's Gods -- Animism and Cosmology -- Temples and Temple Off erings -- Other Occasions for Off erings -- Balinese Aesthetics and Art -- Competition and Aesthetics -- Testing the Theory of Adornment Against the Balinese Case -- 11 Conclusion -- Human Adornment -- We Are All Balinese -- Afterword -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Plates.
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    Online Resource
    [Place of publication not identified] : Ascent Audio | Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media Inc.
    ISBN: 9781663725653 , 1663725659
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 audio file (5 hr., 19 min.)
    Edition: [First edition]
    DDC: 302.30285
    Keywords: Shared virtual environments Social aspects ; Virtual reality ; Business Computer programs ; Business ethics
    Abstract: In Understanding the Metaverse: A Business and Ethical Guide, expert product and customer experience strategist Nick Rosa delivers a timely exploration of what is bound to be one of the most important technologies of our time. The author explains the technology that underpins the metaverse as it exists today and that will form the basis for its rapid evolution in the future. He also describes the commercial, ethical, and sociological implications of this technology, showing you the threats and opportunities that individuals and businesses are likely to encounter as they approach the metaverse for the first time. In the book, you'll discover: how the technology is shaping human evolution and society; how game mechanics and experience design are key to unlock the full potential of the Metaverse, unlocking a new frontier for social interaction; how Blockchain, digital currencies, and tokenomics are opening a new financial landscape for brands, creators, and communities; how Artificial intelligence and deep learning will shape the way businesses will conduct commerce in the Metaverse; the ethical implications of designing highly emotionally impactful immersive experiences; and the potential dangers derived by the misuse of biometric and personal data to exploit consumer behavior and for mass manipulation.
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