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Osogbo and the Art of Heritage : Monuments, Deities, and Money.
Why has the home of a Yoruba river goddess become a UNESCO World Heritage site and a global attraction? Every year, tens of thousands of people from around the world visit the sacred grove of Osun, Osogbo's guardian deity, to attend her festival. Peter Probst takes readers on a riveting journey...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Why has the home of a Yoruba river goddess become a UNESCO World Heritage site and a global attraction? Every year, tens of thousands of people from around the world visit the sacred grove of Osun, Osogbo's guardian deity, to attend her festival. Peter Probst takes readers on a riveting journey to Osogbo. He explores the history of the Osogbo School, which helped introduce one style of African modern art to the West, and investigates its intimate connection with Osun, the role of art and religion in the c. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (225 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253356116 0253356113 9780253222954 0253222958 9780253001672 0253001676 |