Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa

Klappentext A detailed examination of the impact of Islam upon traditional art forms in African society. Zusammenfassung In this interesting and original study Professor Bravmann re-examines and refutes the assumption that the aniconic attitudes of Islam! especially the prohibition of representational imagery! have had a detrimental effect on the visual arts in the areas of West Africa influenced by this universalistic faith. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps; List of plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Islamisation of West Africa; 2. Muslim dogma concerning representational art; 3. The syncretic nature of Islam: the survival of traditional art forms; 4. History of the Muslim Mande in the Cercle de Bondoukoou and west central Ghana; 5. Muslim relationships with traditional art in the Cercle de Bondoukou and west central Ghana; 6. The Bedu masking tradition; 7. The Gbain masking tradition; 8. The Do masking tradition; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ren¿. Bravmann, Rene A. Bravmann, Reni A. Bravmann, Bravmann Rene a.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.02.1980
• EAN: 9780521297912
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29791-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: African Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology