{"product_id":"art-and-oracle-african-art-and-rituals-of-divination-9780870999338","title":"Art and Oracle: African Art and Rituals of Divination","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt and Oracle: African Art and Rituals of Divination\u003c\/strong\u003e by Alisa Lagamma. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780870999338.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Metropolitan Museum of Art Publication In many of sub-Saharan Africas culturally diverse societies, divination rituals-and the creative forms of expression designed to advance these quests-continue to profoundly influence decisions that affect the future. The catalogue for an exhibition organized by the Rietberg Museum in Zurich and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, this publication marks the first time many of the classic icons of African art history have been considered as the products of a common source of inspiration, enabling the reader to appreciate the complex relationship between artistic imagination and ritual power.\nExploring such divinatory systems as those of the Azande, Luba, Yaka, Yoruba, and Malagasy, Art and Oracle takes a cross-cultural look at 200 works, 50 pictured in full color, from the worlds premier collections of African art, considering them both for their artistry and as mediums through which divine insights may be revealed.\n50 illustrations in full color, 8 1\/2 x 11\" ALISA LAGAMMA is assistant curator in the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. JOHN PEMBERTON III is professor emeritus of African religion at Amherst College.\nEXHIBITION SCHEDULE The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkApr. 26-July 30, 2000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Metropolitan Museum of Art New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44976936058933,"sku":"ByrdShop_0870999338","price":226.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780870999338_3e4e5d6e-cf67-4e19-95bd-e367c908f5a7.jpg?v=1778663735","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/art-and-oracle-african-art-and-rituals-of-divination-9780870999338","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}