Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa



8/2008


Bestell-Nr: 1419630

EUR 24,80  in den Warenkorb

This book traces the visual cultures and histories of Mami Wata and other African water divinities. Mami Wata, often portrayed with the head and torso of a woman and the tail of a fish, is at once beautiful, jealous, generous, seductive, and potentially deadly. A water spirit widely known across Africa and the African diaspora, her origins are said to lie "overseas," although she has been thoroughly incorporated into local beliefs and practics. She can bring good fortune in the form of money, and her power increased between the fifteenth and twentieth centuries, the era of growing international trade between Africa and the rest of the world.

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Ae-Afrika  Art + Art Instruction  Ikono-Wasser  Xlosangeles  Xmadison  Xnewport  Xstanford  Xwashington