The art of conversion : Christian visual culture in the Kingdom of Kongo / Cécile Fromont.
| Author/creator | Fromont, Cécile author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2014. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sangamentos : performing the advent of Kongo Christianity -- Under the sign of the cross in the Kingdom of Kongo : religious conversion and visual correlation -- The fabric of power, wealth, and devotion : clothing and regalia of the Christian Kongo -- Negotiating time and space : architecture, rituals, and power in the Christian Kongo -- From Catholic kingdom to the heart of darkness : the fate of Kongo Christianity in the nineteenth century. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014034799 |
| ISBN | 9781469618715 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469618710 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781469618722 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1469618729 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BR1470 .K66 F76 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |