ISBN:
9781588396877
Language:
English
Pages:
303 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
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28 cm
Uniform Title:
Sahel (Ausstellungskatalog)
Keywords:
Geschichte
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Sachkultur
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Kunst
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Reich
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Kunstwerk
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Geschichte
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Kultur
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Sahel
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Art objects / Sahel / Exhibitions
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Sahel / Antiquities / Exhibitions
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Sahel / History / Exhibitions
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Antiquities
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Art objects
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Africa / Sahel
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Exhibition catalogs
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History
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Ausstellungskatalog Metropolitan Museum of Art 30.01.2020-10.05.2020
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Sahel
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Reich
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Kunst
;
Kultur
;
Geschichte
;
Sahel
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Geschichte
;
Sahel
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Sachkultur
;
Kunstwerk
Abstract:
This groundbreaking volume examines the extraordinary artistic and cultural traditions of the African region known as the Sahel ("shore" in Arabic), a vast area on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert that includes present-day Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Chad. This is the first book to present a comprehensive overview of the diverse cultural achievements and traditions of the region, spanning more than 1,300 years from the pre-Islamic period through the 19th century. It features some of the earliest extant art from Africa as well as such iconic works as sculptures by the Dogon and Bamana peoples of Mali. Essays by leading international scholars discuss the art, architecture, archaeology, literature, philosophy, religion, and history of the Sahel, exploring the unique cultural landscape in which these ancient communities flourished. Richly illustrated and brilliantly argued, Sahel brings to life the enduring creativity of the different peoples who lived, traded, and traveled through this crossroads of the world.
Note:
Impressum: This catalogue is published in conjunction with "Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara", on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from January 30 through May 10, 2020
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Local perceptions of early times : odes to Sahelian empires
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On the shoreline of history : the state of archaeology in the Sahel
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Pre-Islamic artistic patronage
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Islam in the West African Sahel
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Architecture in focus : four Sahelian landmarks
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Sahelian diasporas : migrations from ancient Ghana and Mali
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Collecting the Sahelian past : myth building and primary sources
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From the rise of Songhay to the fall of Segu
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Praying for life
