num_pages: 195
description: Makilam's research on the history of women and Berber culture, one of North Africa's most ancient civilizations, demonstrates that the Kabyle women's magic practices, graphic symbols, and rites of passage permit a new interpretation of their cultural identity from those that have traditionally been attributed to them by Western observers. This completely new vision of the symbolic grammar of the �decorations, � notably expressed in pottery, weaving, tattoos, and wall-paintings, leads us to reconsider the meaning of the Kabyle arts and contributes to our knowledge of Maghreb cultures and the role of women in �traditional� societies.
language: English
title: Symbols and Magic in the Arts of Kabyle Women: Translated from the French by Elizabeth Corp
publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers