This book examines the West African kingdom of Dahomey, located in present-day Republic of Benin and looks at its relationship to the religious, cultural, and national identity of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Dahomey (c. 1625-1892), colonial Dahomey (1892-1960) and post-colonial Benin (1960-present).
This book examines the West African kingdom of Dahomey, located in present-day Republic of Benin and looks at its relationship to the religious, cultural, and national identity of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Dahomey (c. 1625-1892), colonial Dahomey (1892-1960) and post-colonial Benin (1960-present).Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Lynne Ellsworth Larsen is an Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA.
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List of Figures Introduction The Palace's Plan, Fabric and Function Chapter Outlines Methodology and Acknowledgments Chapter 1 - The Fish that Escaped the Net: The Establishment of Dahomey Coding Gender: Hangbe Interpreting and Capitalizing on the Code: Agadja Conclusion Chapter 2 - Like a Jar with Many Holes: The Palace in Pre-colonial Dahomey Instability in the Eighteenth Century The Contributions of Tegbesu, Kpengla, and Agonglo Reshaping the palace and succession: Adandozan Architecture of Power and Reception: The Palaces of Guezo and Glele Conclusion Chapter 3 - The Foot that Stumbled but did not Fall: The Palace under Colonial Rule Fire and Restoration: Behanzin and Agoli-agbo I Setting up Government: Victor Ballot and the Palace Agoli-agbo's Exile and the Rise of the Chefs de Canton The Formation of the Historic Museum of Abomey and l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire Interpreting Dahomey through France's Civilizing Mission The Museum in its Colonial Context Chapter 4 - The Shark and the Egg: The Post-colonial Palace Modernization of Materials The Palace's Official Partnership with UNESCO Cooperative Projects in the Museum The Museum as a Post-colonial Entity Conclusion Chapter 5 - Nothing can Force the Buffalo to take off his Tunic: Dahomey's Palace in Contemporary Abomey Royal Vodun Religious Purposes of the Pre-colonial Palace: Funerary Architecture and the Grand and Annual Customs Tohosu and Nesuwhe Dadassi The Gandaxi Conclusion Chapter 6- Conclusion Bibliography Index
List of Figures Introduction The Palace's Plan, Fabric and Function Chapter Outlines Methodology and Acknowledgments Chapter 1 - The Fish that Escaped the Net: The Establishment of Dahomey Coding Gender: Hangbe Interpreting and Capitalizing on the Code: Agadja Conclusion Chapter 2 - Like a Jar with Many Holes: The Palace in Pre-colonial Dahomey Instability in the Eighteenth Century The Contributions of Tegbesu, Kpengla, and Agonglo Reshaping the palace and succession: Adandozan Architecture of Power and Reception: The Palaces of Guezo and Glele Conclusion Chapter 3 - The Foot that Stumbled but did not Fall: The Palace under Colonial Rule Fire and Restoration: Behanzin and Agoli-agbo I Setting up Government: Victor Ballot and the Palace Agoli-agbo's Exile and the Rise of the Chefs de Canton The Formation of the Historic Museum of Abomey and l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire Interpreting Dahomey through France's Civilizing Mission The Museum in its Colonial Context Chapter 4 - The Shark and the Egg: The Post-colonial Palace Modernization of Materials The Palace's Official Partnership with UNESCO Cooperative Projects in the Museum The Museum as a Post-colonial Entity Conclusion Chapter 5 - Nothing can Force the Buffalo to take off his Tunic: Dahomey's Palace in Contemporary Abomey Royal Vodun Religious Purposes of the Pre-colonial Palace: Funerary Architecture and the Grand and Annual Customs Tohosu and Nesuwhe Dadassi The Gandaxi Conclusion Chapter 6- Conclusion Bibliography Index
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