INSIGHT & ARTISTRY AFRICAN DIV PB

Download or read book INSIGHT & ARTISTRY AFRICAN DIV PB written by PEMBERTON JOHN and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 2000-11-17 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, which grew from a 1996 symposium at Amherst College in Massachusetts, focuses on the rituals and associated objects of divination in central and western Africa, with consideration of three over-riding themes: the study of the rituals themselves; the nature and use of the objects, both as instruments and works of art; and methodological issues of cross-cultural inquiry. The 14 well- illustrated essays are by curators and professors of African art, and professors of anthropology, philosophy, and ethnic studies. The editor is professor of religious studies at Amherst. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR