The Mande Blacksmiths

Knowledge, Power, and Art in West Africa

Patrick McNaughton

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Indiana University Press
22 March 1993

Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design; Decorative arts; Art techniques & principles; Cultural studies; Anthropology

Series: Traditional Arts of

"... finely crafted scholarship. Elegant and graceful, yet packed with knowledge and information, it embodies the aesthetic qualities which it describes and explores."" -American Ethnologist

The text is detailed and informative, and enjoyable reading... "" -Choice

The Mande Blacksmith is an important book... sensitive, sympathetic, multifaceted, and thorough... "" -African Arts

McNaughton's Mande Blacksmiths is undeniably the most profound study of African artists yet published."" -Ethnoarts

... penetrating... McNaughton boldly grapples with the thorniest issues related to his subject and articulates them with clarity and precision."" -International Journal of African Historical Studies

... a work in the best tradition of ethnographic research.... critical reappraisal, innovative inquiry, and fresh observation... make this book an invaluable fund of new material on Mande societies... "" -American Anthropologist

McNaughton... provides an important interpretation of these artists' conceptual place as members of a complex culture."" -Religious Studies Review

Examining the artistic, technological, social, and spiritual dimensions of Mande blacksmiths, who are the sculptors of their society, McNaughton defines these artists' conceptual place as extraordinary members of a complex culture."

By: Patrick McNaughton
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Midland Book ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 481g
ISBN: 9780253207982
ISBN 10: 0253207983
Series: Traditional Arts of
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 22 March 1993
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Mande Blacksmiths: Knowledge, Power, and Art in West Africa

""" ... finely crafted scholarship. Elegant and graceful, yet packed with knowledge and information, it embodies the aesthetic qualities which it describes and explores."" American Ethnologist ""The text is detailed and informative, and enjoyable reading ... "" Choice ""The Mande Blacksmith is an important book ... sensitive, sympathetic, multifaceted, and thorough ... "" African Arts ""McNaughton's Mande Blacksmiths is undeniably the most profound study of African artists yet published."" Ethnoarts "" ... penetrating ... McNaughton boldly grapples with the thorniest issues related to his subject and articulates them with clarity and precision."" International Journal of African Historical Studies "" ... a work in the best tradition of ethnographic research... critical reappraisal, innovative inquiry, and fresh observation ... make this book an invaluable fund of new material on Mande societies ..."" American Anthropologist ""McNaughton ... provides an important interpretation of these artists' conceptual place as members of a complex culture."" Religious Studies Review"