The origins of art; a psychological & sociological inquiryHirn, Y. (Yrjö)
Philosophy
The origins of art; a psychological & sociological inquiry
Hirn, Y. (Yrjö)
Aesthetics; Art -- Philosophy; Art, Primitive
Gracefulness, 116, 275, 276
Grief, 50
Grimacing, its importance for primitive tactics, 270
“Gymnastic” dances, 92
“Happiness” of the unconscious, 69, 70
Higher and lower forms of art, distinction between, 140
Historical art, 164-182, 223
and psychological methods, distinction between, 16, 112, 148, 301
poems used in magical ceremonies, 173
History born of pride, 181
Histrionic factor in literature, 96;
in formative arts, 96, 97
“Homo sapiens ferus,” 151
Humiliation, 46, 50
Hunting and fishing rites, 285, 287
Idea, the, its place in German-æsthetic systems, 23, 118
Ideal of beauty, the, and sexual selection, 202, 213, 241, 242
Idealistic schools of art, 132
Idols, 174, 288, 291
“Illusions particulières” _versus_ essential qualities, 128, 129
Imitation, impulse to, 24;
connected with the instincts, 75
sympathetic, 59, 74-85, 96
_See_ Internal Imitation, Pathologic Imitation
Impregnation by wind, rain, or sunshine, 219
Indispensability of accustomed sensations, 58
_In effigie_ sentences, 287
Information and art, 149-163, 184, 185
Instantaneous muscular exertion, power of, 252, 253
Insular life, its influence on art, 259
Intellectual elements of the artistic activity;
their influence on the mental state of the artist, 102-107
Invention in primitive art, 160, 161
Jakalele dance in Ceram, 266, 267
Joy, 48;
distinguished from the sense of comic, 48, 49;
pantomimic expression of, 92-94, 244
“Kina” (Fuegian drama), 165
Limited amount of energy, 36, 37
Lustre. _See_ Brilliancy
Luxury of sentimental sorrow, 51.
_See also_ Enjoyment of Pain
Lyre and flute, allegory of, 107
Maenads, 65, 108-110, 112
Magic and art, 278-297
two classes of, 278, 279;
by connection, 279-282, 291-294;
by likeness, 282-290;
expedients for acquiring courage in war, 265;
power of the obscene, 217;
pantomimes, 11;
songs, 288, 295
Masses, psychology of. _See_ Collective Psychology
Means of attraction, 203-213
Medical rites, 284, 287
Military dances, 265, 266;
used as salutation, 92, 93;
performed before female spectators, 229
dresses and uniforms, 270;
ensigns, 271;
signals, 263
Modesty and clothing, 216-218
Moko tattooing used as a means of identification, 175, 225
Moods of sadness deliberately enhanced, 51
Moral influence of art, 108
Movement-perception, the dynamogenic influence of, 257
Music, 87
Narrative art, its simplest forms, 157-161
Novelty, predilection for, 208
“Opisthotonos,” 109
Ornament, concealed meaning of, 10
and mimetic transmission of feeling, 98
and rhythm, 91
Ornaments, the, of the Dyaks, 272-274;
of the Maoris, 275, 276
Pain, pantomimic expression of, 39, 40, 93, 94. _See also_ Feeling-tone
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