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The Mande Blacksmiths – Knowledge, Power, and Art in West Africa de Patrick Mcnaughton

The Mande Blacksmiths – Knowledge, Power, and Art in West Africa: Traditional Arts of

Autor Patrick Mcnaughton
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 mar 1993
Examining the artistic, technological, social, and spiritual dimensions of Mande blacksmiths, who are the sculptors of their society, this book defines these artists' conceptual place as extraordinary members of a complex culture.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253207982
ISBN-10: 0253207983
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 77 illustrations, 8 colour plates
Dimensiuni: 172 x 232 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:Midland Book
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
Seria Traditional Arts of

Cuprins

Preface
Note on Orthography
Acknowledgments
I. Blacksmiths in Mande Society
The Mande Social System
The Nyamakala Special Professionals
Nyamakala and the Smiths' Ambiguous Status
II. The Mande Smiths as Craftsmen
Techniques
Products
Articulation
III. Smiths and the Shape of Civilized Space
The Principles of Medicine and Sorcery
A Hierarchy of Practitioners
Rainmaking
Divination
Doctoring
Amulets and Secret Devices
Social Instrumentality
Circumcision
The Relative Roles of Blacksmiths and Hunters
IV. The Blacksmiths' Sculpture
The Character of Sculpture and the Other Roles of Smiths
The Smiths' Iron Art
Tamaw: Spear Blades
Fitinew: Iron Lamps
Negemusow and Negesotigiw: Iron Women and Iron Horse Masters
Komokunw: The Power Masks of the Mande Smiths
V. The Mande Smiths as Men of Means
The Problem of Explanations
The Unity of Enterprise
The Resolution of Movement
The Contradiction of Position
The Responsibility of Artists
Notes
Bibliography
Index