Dahomey, kings and gods - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dahomey, kings and gods write by Cyprien Tokoudagba. This book was released on 2006. Dahomey, kings and gods available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Dahomey’s Royal Architecture
Dahomey’s Royal Architecture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dahomey’s Royal Architecture write by Lynne Ellsworth Larsen. This book was released on 2023-06-23. Dahomey’s Royal Architecture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Dahomey’s Royal Architecture examines the West African kingdom of Dahomey, located in present-day Republic of Benin. The book explores the Royal Palace of Dahomey’s relationship to the religious, cultural, and national identity of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Dahomey (c. 1625–1892), colonial Dahomey (1892–1960) and post-colonial Benin (1960–present). The Royal Palace of Dahomey covers more than 108 acres and was surrounded by a wall over two miles long. When the French colonial army arrived in Abomey in 1892, the ruling king set fire to the palace to keep it from falling into enemy hands. Though much of the palace structure was subsequently left to ruin, a portion of it was restored from which the French ruled for a short period. In 1945, the colonial administration transformed part of the palace into a museum, and in 1985 the entire palace was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list. This book documents the palace’s physical transformations in relation to its changing purposes and explores how the space maintained religious significance despite change. The palace’s construction, destruction, and restorations demonstrate how architecture can be manipulated and transformed according to the agendas of governments or according to the religious and cultural needs of a populace. The palace functions as a historic record by discussing aspects of documentation, revision, language, and interpretation. Covering almost four centuries of Dahomey’s history, this book will be of interest to researchers and students of African art and architecture, religious studies, west African history, and post-colonial studies.
The Precolonial State in West Africa
The Precolonial State in West Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Precolonial State in West Africa write by J. Cameron Monroe. This book was released on 2014-06-09. The Precolonial State in West Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume examines political life in the Kingdom of Dahomey, located in the Republic of Bénin.
Palace Sculptures of Abomey
Palace Sculptures of Abomey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Palace Sculptures of Abomey write by Francesca Piqué. This book was released on 2000-03-16. Palace Sculptures of Abomey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Republic of Benin in West Africa is home to more than forty ethnic groups, the largest of which is the Fon. In the early seventeenth century, the Fon established a society ruled by a dynasty of kings, who over the years forged the powerful kingdom of Dahomey. In their capital city of Abomey, they built a remarkable complex of palaces that became the center of the kingdom's political, social, and religious life. The palace walls were decorated with colorful low-relief sculptures, or bas-reliefs, which recount legends and battles and glorify the history of the dynasty's reign. Over the centuries, these visual stories have represented and perpetuated the history and myths of the Fon people. The Palace Sculptures of Abomey combines lavish color photographs of the bas-reliefs with a lively history of the Dahomey kingdom, complemented by period drawings, rare historical photographs, and colorful textile art. The book provides a vivid portrait of these exceptional narrative sculptures and the equally remarkable people who crafted them. Also included are a reading of the stories on the walls and details of the four-year collaboration between the Benin Ministry of Culture and Communications and the Getty Conservation Institute to conserve the bas-reliefs of Abomey. Final chapters describe the Historic Museum of Abomey, now housed in the palace complex, and discuss the continuing popularity of bas-reliefs in contemporary West African art.
Black Gods and Kings
Black Gods and Kings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Black Gods and Kings write by Robert Farris Thompson. This book was released on 1976. Black Gods and Kings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
