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Introduction
General characteristics
- The making of masks
- The wearing of masks
- The role of the spectator
- Meaning and aesthetic response
- Preservation and collecting
The functions and forms of masks
- Social and religious uses
- Funerary and commemorative uses
- Therapeutic uses
- Festive uses
- Theatrical uses

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