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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452224003321

Autore

Becker Cynthia J. <1965->

Titolo

Amazigh arts in Morocco [[electronic resource] ] : women shaping Berber identity / / Cynthia J. Becker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2006

ISBN

0-292-79591-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

704/.0420964

Soggetti

Arts, Berber - Morocco

Berbers - Morocco - Social life and customs

Ethnicity in art

Identity (Psychology) in art

Women artists - Morocco

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-217) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ait Khabbash textiles : weaving metaphors of identity -- The art of dressing the body -- Dance performances : negotiating gender and social change -- Women as public symbols of identity : the adornment of the bride and groom -- Performing Amazigh gender roles : wedding ceremonies -- Oh, my Sudanese mother : the legacy of slavery in Ait Khabbash art -- Contemporary Amazigh arts : giving material form to Amazigh consciousness.