First published in French as Ceci n’est pas qu’un tableau. Essai sur l’art, la domination, la magie et le sacré © Éditions La Découverte, Paris, France, 2015

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Names: Lahire, Bernard, author. | Translation of: Lahire, Bernard. Ceci n’est pas qu’un tableau.
Title: This is not just a painting : an inquiry into art, domination, magic and the sacred / Bernard Lahire.
Other titles: Ceci n’est pas qu’un tableau. English
Description: English edition. | Medford, MA : Polity, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018025192 (print) | LCCN 2018026191 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509528714 (Epub) | ISBN 9781509528691 (hardback)
Subjects: LCSH: Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665. Flight into Egypt. | Aesthetics. | Mysticism and art. | Art appreciation.
Classification: LCC BH39 (ebook) | LCC BH39 .L22813 2018 (print) | DDC 759.4--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018025192

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