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Reality and Non-reality in San Rock Art by J.D. Lewis-Williams is an important specialist publication in the field of southern African archaeology and indigenous cultural studies. Issued as Lecture 25 in the respected Raymond Dart Lectures series for the Institute for the Study of Man in Africa, this 1988 publication explores the interpretation and symbolic meaning of San rock art traditions across southern Africa.
Lewis-Williams is internationally recognised as one of the foremost authorities on San rock art and cognitive archaeology. In this concise but influential lecture, he examines the relationship between reality, symbolism, trance experiences, and artistic representation within San cultural expression. Reality and Non-reality in San Rock Art helped redefine how researchers and historians interpret Bushman rock paintings, moving beyond purely descriptive approaches toward deeper anthropological and spiritual analysis.
Published by Witwatersrand University Press, this slim 25-page booklet titled Reality and Non-reality in San Rock Art represents an important piece of South African academic and archaeological publishing history. Titles from the Raymond Dart Lecture series are increasingly difficult to source, particularly those connected to San studies and African archaeology. The booklet appeals to collectors of Africana, anthropology, archaeology, indigenous studies, university press publications, and southern African cultural history.
An excellent addition to collections focusing on African heritage, prehistoric art, ethnography, or the development of archaeological theory in South Africa. Reality and Non-reality in San Rock Art also carries provenance interest through the prior ownership label of noted Africana book collector Achilles Bozas.
Condition - Good
Paperback booklet with notable surface damage and rubbing to both covers, including scattered areas of loss and wear to the orange wraps. Internally clean overall. Prior ownership sticker to the endpaper. Binding remains sound and the text complete. A presentable reading and reference copy of this scarce academic publication.
