Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (769 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0974872997 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Nunley, and Jill Salmons. Noell, John W. . Henry John Drewal is the Evjue-Bascom Professor of African and African Diaspora Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Other contributors include Marilyn Houlberg, Bogumil Jewsiewicki, Amy L
Her name, which may be translated as "Mother Water" or "Mistress Water," is pidgin English, a language developed to lubricate trade. Africans forcibly carried across the Atlantic as part of that "trade" brought with them their beliefs and practices honoring Mami Wata and other ancestral deities.. 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. This book traces the visual cultures and histories of Mami Wata and other African water divinities. 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. 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
Patti M Davis said Mami Wata. This is an amazing book. While created to accompany the museum show on Mami Wata (beginning its tour at the Fowler Museum, UCLA) the book stands totaly alone in it's scholarship and artwork, most of which is in color.Scholars of African/African Diaspora religions, mermaid and snake fanciers and lovers of exciting art will swim alongside Mami Wata as she travels from Europe to Afri. rschust said Wonderful book. For anyone drawn to Mami Wata sculpture from Africa, as I am, this book is a must both in content and illustrations. It shows why there is growing interest in this sub-field of African art linked to the Mami Wata religion in West Africa and the Americas.. "Great and Informative!!!!" according to A. Brown. This author shares their personal connection about the Water Goddess and gives you the most profound tour throughout the book!!!!.
About the AuthorHenry John Drewal is the Evjue-Bascom Professor of African and African Diaspora Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Other contributors include Marilyn Houlberg, Bogumil Jewsiewicki, Amy L. Nunley, and Jill Salmons. Noell, John W.