In paintings by the old masters we look upon nudity in scenes from the Old Testament in terms of chasteness and innocence. Alternatively, nudity in glossy magazines, commercial television and many daily newspapers has become lewd, even perverse.
At a time when serious photographers are portraying the nude as art; even the major art form of our times, Nudity: A Cultural Anatomy will be seen by many as a manifesto of the New Nude.
Drawing on a wealth of examples from popular culture, literature, philosophy and religion, author Ruth Barcan goes deep into the naked undergrowth to shine a light on nudity's big philosophical and cultural questions, while holding our attention through close to 300 pages with its amusing asides from naked history.
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