Art and Religion in Africa: Some Observations and Reflections

Hackett, Rosalind

doi:https://doi.org/10.2307/1581338

Art and Religion in Africa: Some Observations and Reflections

Source Publication

Journal of Religion in Africa

Date Issued

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Hackett, Rosalind

DOI

https://doi.org/10.2307/1581338

Link to full text

https://doi.org/10.2307/1581338

Permanent URI

https://trace.tennessee.edu/handle/20.500.14382/50704

Abstract

This essay critically examines the dominant discourses which have assisted in developing the study of religion and art, more especially its interrelationships, in Africa today. The author argues that scholars of African religions have for the most part ignored the significance of the visual arts in their studies.

Disciplines

Comparative Methodologies and Theories

Other Religion

Religion

Recommended Citation

Rosalind Hackett. "Art and Religion in Africa: Some Observations and Reflections" Journal of Religion in Africa 24.4 (1994): 294-308.

Embargo Date

August 30, 2010