Art, performance and ritual in Benin City /

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 a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gore, Charles (Charles D.) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute, ©2007.
Series:International African library ; 37.
Subjects:
Bini (African people) > Religious life and customs.
Shrines > Nigeria > Benin City.
Rites and ceremonies > Nigeria > Benin City.
Edo (Peuple d'Afrique) > Vie religieuse.
ART > History > General.
Rites and ceremonies
Shrines
Benin City (Nigeria) > Religious life and customs.
Nigeria > Benin City
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgements
  • Frontispiece
  • Introduction
  • 1 History, Art History and the Edo Kingdom
  • 2 Shrines and Deities
  • 3 Priests and Shrines
  • 4 The Life Histories of Some Ohens
  • 5 Artists and Artworlds
  • 6 Songs for the Gods
  • 7 The Parrot's Tale
  • 8 Art History and Artefact
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Black and White Plates
  • Index

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