Symbols and Magic in the Arts of Kabyle Women
Translated from the French by Elizabeth Corp
©2007
Monographs
VIII,
196 Pages
Series:
Francophone Cultures and Literatures, Volume 52
Summary
Makilam’s research on the history of women and Berber culture, one of North Africa’s most ancient civilizations, demonstrates that the Kabyle women’s magic practices, graphic symbols, and rites of passage permit a new interpretation of their cultural identity from those that have traditionally been attributed to them by Western observers. This completely new vision of the symbolic grammar of the «decorations,» notably expressed in pottery, weaving, tattoos, and wall-paintings, leads us to reconsider the meaning of the Kabyle arts and contributes to our knowledge of Maghreb cultures and the role of women in «traditional» societies.
Details
- Pages
- VIII, 196
- Publication Year
- 2007
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9780820488707
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Kabylen Frau Lebensbedingungen Symbol Magic Berber Woman Ritual Kabyle
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2007. VIII, 196 pp., 3 ill.
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