Art, Performance and Ritual in Benin City
«This seminal book on the urban shrines of Benin City, Nigeria, is a densely composed work of anthropology. Gore adds an important study of Benin shrine arts to the corpus of available research. -- Christian Lund Africa Gore's book is important for its detailed study of numerous contemporary shrines, ohens and artists, as well as its historiography of the field of Benin studies. -- Courtnay Micots Journal of African History This seminal book on the urban shrines of Benin City, Nigeria, is a densely composed work of anthropology. Gore adds an important study of Benin shrine arts to the corpus of available research. Gore's book is important for its detailed study of numerous contemporary shrines, ohens and artists, as well as its historiography of the field of Benin studies.»
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. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Edinburgh University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780748633166
- Utgivelsesår
- 2007
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«This seminal book on the urban shrines of Benin City, Nigeria, is a densely composed work of anthropology. Gore adds an important study of Benin shrine arts to the corpus of available research. -- Christian Lund Africa Gore's book is important for its detailed study of numerous contemporary shrines, ohens and artists, as well as its historiography of the field of Benin studies. -- Courtnay Micots Journal of African History This seminal book on the urban shrines of Benin City, Nigeria, is a densely composed work of anthropology. Gore adds an important study of Benin shrine arts to the corpus of available research. Gore's book is important for its detailed study of numerous contemporary shrines, ohens and artists, as well as its historiography of the field of Benin studies.»