ART FOLLOWS NATURE: A WORLDWIDE HISTORY OF THE NUDE

Volume I


Introduction
        1.  Hail and Farewell
        2.  Prehistoric Times: The First 99.9% of Human Existence


Part I:  Other Cultures and Their Effect on Us

    Egypt
        3.  Self-Confidence in Middle-Kingdom Egypt
        4.  Status, Gender, and the Body in Later Egypt
          
    India
        5.  The Gymnosophists
        6.  Gymnosophy in Europe and the Middle East
        7.  The Jains: Keeping Your Mind Clear by Keeping Your Body Free
        8.  Ajivikas and Buddhists
        9.  Physical and Spiritual Love
        10.  Hindu Gods in Their Natural Manifestations
        11.  How Do You Dress for a Muslim Invasion? Or, The End of Bare-Breastedness in India

    China-Japan
        12.  China, Japan, and the Tradition That Barely Was

    American Indians
        13.  Ancient Mexican Heritage
        14.  The Mexican Muralistas
        15.  American Indian (lack of) Costume
        16.  The Noble Savage

    Africa
         17.  Africa: The Continuing Tradition
         18.  The Nude as Anti-Slavery Symbol


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