A history of art in Africa
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A history of art in Africa
Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This comprehensive survey of African art discusses the art from the perspective of art history, unlike most account that tend to focus on a more anthropological interpretation. A History of Art in Africa shows how African art has developed from beliefs, traditions, and cultural and historical influences. The book challenges current perceptions of African art and presents it as conceptual and intentional in its own right, rather than as intuitive or "primal" impulses, as it has been previously perceived. The text covers the entire continent of Africa, including Egypt, and incorporates the influences of Islamic and Christian religious artistic traditions as well.
Table of Contents
Preface
Africa, Art, and History: An Introduction 14
PART I. From the Nile to the Niger
1. The Sahara and the Maghreb
2. Lands of the Nile: Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia
3. The Central Sudan
4. Mande Worlds and the Upper Niger
5. The Western Sudan
PART II. Western Africa
6. West Atlantic Forests
7. Akan Worlds
8. The Yoruba and the Fon
9. The Lower Niger
PART III. Central Africa
10. Cross River, Cameroon Grasslands, and Gabon
11. The Western Congo Basin
12. The Eastern Congo Basin
PART IV. Eastern and Southern Africa
13. Eastern Africa
14. Southern Africa
PART V. The Diaspora
15. African Artists Abroad
16. Art of the African Diaspora
Glossary
Annotated Bibliography
Picture credits
Index
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