Islam and tribal art in West Africa
1974, 1st edition. [London], [New York] : Cambridge University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #394492
ISBN: 0521201926
Physical description: xii, 189 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm. Notes: Originally a thesis (Ph.D.) - Indiana University, 1971. Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-185). Contents: 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. Subjects: Art, West African; Islam and art; Art Afrique occidentale; Islam and art; Islam - West Africa; Art, Islamic; Art History Mediaeval Mediaeval art; Arabic art Islamic arts Visual Mohammedan Moorish.
Price: €18.95