Table of Contents
Editor Biographies ix
Prefacer Biography xi
Preface xiii
Introduction xvii
Part I Soil and the Visual Arts
1 The Representation of Soil in the Western Art: from Genesis to Pedogenesis Christian Feller Lydie Chapuis-Lardy Fiorenzo Ugolini 3
2 Deforestation and Erosion Captured in Historical Art of the Pearl River Delta region, China Walter E. Parham 23
3 Transcendental Aspects of Soil in Contemporary Visual Arts Nico van Breemen 37
4 Merging Horizons-Soil Science and Soil Art Alexandra Toland Gerd Wessolek 45
5 Soil Colors, Pigments and Clays in Paintings Fiorenzo Ugolini 67
6 In a Supporting Role: Soil and the Cinema Edward R. Landa 83
Part II Under My Feet-Soil Presence and Perspectives in the Work of Four Contemporary Visual Artists
7 Dig Deeper Margaret Boozer 109
8 Creating Fiber Art with Soil and Rust Lisa L. Kriner 121
9 Soil, Subsoil, Priming and Architectural Design Heinrich F. Jennes 133
10 Art by the Ground Martine Lafon 147
Part III Soil and Soul: Literature and Philosophy
11 To Join the Real and the Mental Place: The Written Earth Suzanne Mériaux 169
12 "Pochveniks"-"The Poets of the Soil": The Geological School of 20th century Poetry in Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia) Paul Belasky 173
13 The Soil Scientist's Hidden Beloved: Archetypal Images and Emotions in the Scientist's Relationship with Soil Nikola Patzel 205
14 Comprehending Soil within the Context of the Land Community Frederick Kirschenmann 227
15 Core Samples of the Sublime-On the Aesthetics of Dirt Alexandra Toland Gerd Wessolek 239
Part IV Perspectives on Soil by Indigenous and Ancient Cultures
16 European Religious Cultivation of the Soil Nikola Patzel 261
17 "Rock - Stone" and "Soil - Earth": Indigenous Views of Soil Formation and Soil Fertility in the West Indies Christian Feller Eric Blanchart 277
18 Mobilizing Farmers' Knowledge of the Soil Domoina J. Rakotoson Lovatiana A. Rakotonirina Georges Serpantié 287
19 Ancient Maya Perceptions of Soil, Land, and Earth E. Christian Wells Lorena D. Mihok 311
20 The Soil Memory: Case Study of a Protohistoric Archaeological Site in Senegal Bruno Chavane Christian Feller 329
Part V Soil and Health
21 Soils and Geomedicine: Trace Elements Eiliv Steinnes 343
22 Do Pedo-Epidemiological Systems Exist? Pascal Handschumacher Dominique Schwartz 355
23 "Earth Eaters": Ancient and Modern Perspectives on Human Geophagy Peter W. Abrahams 369
Part VI Soil-The Dark Side and the Light Side
24 Soil and Warfare C.E. Wood 401
25 Yellow Sands and Penguins: The Soil of "The Great Escape" Peter Doyle Larry Babits Jamie Pringle 417
26 Soils and Soil Pioneers on Stamps Hans-Peter Blume 431
27 Soil in Comic Strips and Cartoons Anne Richer de Forges Frank Verheijen Dominique Arrouays Eric Blanchart Martial Bernoux 439
28 Soils and Terroir Expression in Wines Cornelis van Leeuwen 453
About the Authors 467
Index 473
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