Art and Religion in Africa
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Art and Religion in Africa

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Art and Religion in Africa

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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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Publisher
Continuum
Year
1998
ISBN
9780826436559
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Illustrations
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface and Acknowledgements
  5. Map of Africa
  6. Introduction
  7. CHAPTER 1 Creation, Creativity and Agency
  8. CHAPTER 2 Envisioning and (Re)presenting the Spirit World
  9. CHAPTER 3 Ethos, Cosmos and Hierarchy
  10. CHAPTER 4 Revealing and Concealing: The Art of Initiation and Secret Societies
  11. CHAPTER 5 The Aesthetic as Antidote and Transformer
  12. CHAPTER 6 Shrines as Ritual and Aesthetic Space
  13. CHAPTER 7 Allusion and Illusion: The Rituals and Symbols of Death and Beyond
  14. Conclusion: Winds of Change
  15. Principal Ethnic Groups Mentioned in the Text
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index