Osogbo and the Art of Heritage [electronic resource] : Monuments, Deities, and Money / Peter Probst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Probst, Peter.

Series:

African expressive cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture and globalization--Nigeria--Oshogbo.

Culture and globalization.

Cultural property--Protection--Social aspects--Nigeria--Oshogbo.

Cultural property.

Art, Yoruba--Nigeria--Oshogbo.

Art, Yoruba.

Art and society--Nigeria--Oshogbo.

Art and society.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 207 p. :) ill. (some col.) ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington [Ind.] : Indiana University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why has the home of a Yoruba river goddess become a UNESCO World Heritage site and a global attraction? Every year, tens of thousands of people from around the world visit the sacred grove of Osun, Osogbo's guardian deity, to attend her festival. Peter Probst takes readers on a riveting journey to Osogbo. He explores the history of the Osogbo School, which helped introduce one style of African modern art to the West, and investigates its intimate connection with Osun, the role of art and religion in the changing world of Osogbo, and its prominence in the global arena.

Contents:

Heritage as source : histories and images of Osun Osogbo

Heritage as novelty : revitalizing Yoruba art in the spirit of modernism

Heritage as project : hybridity and the reauthentication of the Osun Grove

Heritage as style : travel, interaction, and the branding of Osogbo art

Heritage as spectacle : image and attention in the Osun Osogbo Festival

Heritage as remembrance : history, photography, and styles of imagination

Heritage as control : from art and religion to media and mediation

Coda : A final note on heritage as presence.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-00167-6

OCLC:

747432361