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Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa

Contents note: List of maps; List of plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 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.

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Call Number
732.209 67 Bra i
Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press.,
Collation
189
Language
English
ISBN/ISSN
0-521 20192 6
Classification
732.209 67
Edition
1
Subject(s)
Islamization
Muslim - West Africa
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