This book explores the roles of contemporary urban shrines and
their visual traditions in Benin City. It focuses on the
charismatic priests and priestesses who are possessed by a pantheon
of deities, the communities of devotees, and the artists who make
artifacts for their shrines. The visual arts are part of a wider
configuration of practices that include song, dance, possession and
healing. These practices provide the means for exploring the
relationships of the visual to both the verbal and performance arts
that feature at these shrines. The analysis in this book raises
fundamental questions about how the art of Benin, and non-Western
art histories more generally, are understood. The book throws
critical light on the taken-for-granted assumptions which underpin
current interpretations and presents an original and revisionist
account of Benin art history.
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