Vigilant things : on thieves, Yoruba anti-aesthetics, and the strange fates of ordinary objects in Nigeria /

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"Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called ààlé to protect their properties from the ravages of thieves. Ààlé are objects of such unassuming appearance that a non-Yoruba viewer might not register their important presence in the Yoruba visual landscape. Da...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Doris, David Todd
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2011.
Temas:
Yoruba (African people) > Material culture.
Art, Yoruba.
Philosophy, Yoruba.
Yoruba (African people) > Communication.
Yoruba (African people) > Social life and customs.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Culture matérielle.
Art yoruba.
Philosophie yoruba.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Communication.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Mœurs et coutumes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Black Studies (Global)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
ART > African.
Art, Yoruba
Philosophy, Yoruba
Yoruba (African people) > Social life and customs
Magie
Kunstethnologie
Alltag
Sachkultur
Yoruba
Nigeria
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called ààlé to protect their properties from the ravages of thieves. Ààlé are objects of such unassuming appearance that a non-Yoruba viewer might not register their important presence in the Yoruba visual landscape. David T. Doris argues that ààlé are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life"--Publisher description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 420 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780295802497
0295802499

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