Description |
1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Map of Africa; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Creation, Creativity and Agency; CHAPTER 2 Envisioning and (Re)presenting the Spirit World; CHAPTER 3 Ethos, Cosmos and Hierarchy; CHAPTER 4 Revealing and Concealing: The Art of Initiation and Secret Societies; CHAPTER 5 The Aesthetic as Antidote and Transformer; CHAPTER 6 Shrines as Ritual and Aesthetic Space; CHAPTER 7 Allusion and Illusion: The Rituals and Symbols of Death and Beyond; Conclusion: Winds of Change; Principal Ethnic Groups Mentioned in the Text; Bibliography; Index |
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Summary |
Annotation. Explores the interactive and interdependent relationship between art and religion in Africa, challenging Western perceptions of what is "important" in the continent's visual and performing arts. Case studies and examples reflect the geographical and gendered diversity of the arts and highlight changes imposed by Christianity, Islam, and the newer religious movements in post-colonial Africa. Includes bandw photos and illustrations and a few color photos. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Audience |
Trade Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited |
Subject |
Art and religion -- Africa
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Art and society -- Africa
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Art and religion
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Art and society
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Africa
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Hackett
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ISBN |
9780826436559 |
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0826436552 |
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9780304704248 |
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0304704245 |
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