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BAKONGO « Les fétiches »
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Catégorie : Ouvrages de référence
First monograph devoted to the minkisi-minkondi of the Bakongo peoples, better known under the name of “nail fetishes”, we find there a symbiosis of metaphysical conception of art and magic, mixture of aesthetic power and mysterious force, d aggressiveness and tranquility. Mainly located in a geographical area going from the west of Congo-Brazzaville and the west of Congo-Kinshasa, in Cabinda, these “fetishes” were during the past centuries, feared and feared by Europeans, who saw in them , an obstacle to their conquest and to evangelization …
In this first monograph devoted to the Bakongo group’s minkisi-minkondi, more commonly known as “nail fetishes”, we discover a symbiosis of metaphysical conceptions of art and magic, a mixture of aesthetic power and mysterious forces, and of aggressiveness and serenity. Primarily in an area extending from the western portion of Congo-Brazzavile to Cabinda and the western part of Congo-Kinshasa. In centuries past, these “fetishes” were feared and dreaded by Europeans who saw them as an obstacle to their work of conquest and evangelization.
Abla & Alain Lecomte
Paperback book published in 700 numbered copies
430 pages. French English
Texts: Alain Lecomte, Raoul Lehuard, Kovo N’Sondé, Jean N’Sondé
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