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Title
Islam and Artistic Response among the Yoruba of Nigeria |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/1887/17290 |
Date
1999 |
Author(s)
Kalilu, R.O. Rom |
Abstract
Until recently, the study of the influence and image of religion in the rich visual art of the Yoruba, the largest ethnic group of Nigeria, was limited to indigenous and Christian religious terrains. However, contacts with Islamic culture predated other non-local religions and are also manifest in the artistic panorama of this group, offering a paradoxical image of enrichment and iconoclasm. A Yoruba saying confirms the antiquated history of Islam in their culture: |
Subject(s)
Nigeria |
Language
en_US |
Publisher
ISIM, Leiden |
Type of publication
Article / Letter to editor |
Format
133870 bytes; application/pdf |
Source
3; 1; 4; 4; 1; ISIM Newsletter |
Repository
Leiden - University of Leiden
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