Osogbo and the art of heritage
By: Peter Probst
Series: African expressive cultures
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bloomington [Ind.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780253356116; 9780253222954
Subjects: Yoruba Art; Culture and globalization; Cultural property; Art and society; Social aspects; Protection
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Heritage as source : histories and images of Osun Osogbo; title: Heritage as novelty : revitalizing Yoruba art in the spirit of modernism; title: Heritage as project : hybridity and the reauthentication of the Osun Grove; title: Heritage as style : travel, interaction, and the branding of Osogbo art; title: Heritage as spectacle : image and attention in the Osun Osogbo Festival; title: Heritage as remembrance : history, photography, and styles of imagination; title: Heritage as control : from art and religion to media and mediation; title: Coda : A final note on heritage as presence.