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Art, performance and ritual in Benin City / Charles Gore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gore, Charles (Charles D.), author.
- Series:
- International African library ; 37.
- International African library ; 37
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spiritual healing--Nigeria.
- Spiritual healing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 248 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.).
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2007]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title 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.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-6858-6
- 0-7486-5298-1
- 0-7486-3318-9
- OCLC:
- 1302164819
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