Rene A. Bravmann, Reni A. Bravmann, Bravmann Rene a.

Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa

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Produktbeschreibung

A detailed examination of the impact of Islam upon traditional art forms in African society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9780521297912
• ISBN-10: 0521297915
• Artikelnr.: 26204011

Inhaltsangabe

List of maps
List of plates
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Islamisation of West Africa
2. Muslim dogma concerning representational art
3. The syncretic nature of Islam: the survival of traditional art forms
4. History of the Muslim Mande in the Cercle de Bondoukoou and west central Ghana
5. Muslim relationships with traditional art in the Cercle de Bondoukou and west central Ghana
6. The Bedu masking tradition
7. The Gbain masking tradition
8. The Do masking tradition
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.