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Symbols and Magic in the Arts of Kabyle Women
$125.00
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.
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TITLE: Symbols and Magic in the Arts of Kabyle Women
AUTHOR: Makilam
YEAR: 1999 (First Edition)
PUBLISHER: self-published
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 been traditionally 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.
This book is has some wear to the edges, as you can see in the photos, but is otherwise in great shape. Signed by the author in 2005.
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