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Art and Religion in Africa (Hardcover)
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Art and Religion in Africa (Hardcover)
Series: Religion and the Arts
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Africa's religious and artistic traditions constitute a primary
example of its intellectual and cultural vitality. Artistic works
play a vital role - especially where oral traditions dominate - in
communicating ideas about the relationship between the human,
spiritual and natural worlds. This work is a comparative study of
Africa's visual and performing arts, concentrating on their
geographical, material and gendered diversity, and focusing on the
relation of these arts to African religion.;The author combines
ethnographic and art-historical methodology but does not assume any
prior knowledge of African art or African religion. The text seeks
a greater understanding of the philosophical and religious aspects
of African art, thus challenging western perceptions of what is
"important" in terms of artistic representation. This approach
reveals the transformative capacities and multi-dimensionality of
African art. The work also highlights the changes brought about by
Christianity, Islam and the newer religious movements in
post-colonial Africa.
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