Osogbo and the Art of Heritage: Monuments, Deities, and Money (African Expressive Cultures)

cOntents

preface and acknowledgments

introduction: the Modernity of heritage

chapter 1

heritage as source:

histories and images of Osun Osogbo

chapter 2

heritage as novelty:
revitalizing Yoruba art in the spirit of Modernism

chapter 3

heritage as project:

hybridity and the reauthentication of the Osun grove

chapter 4

heritage as style:
travel, interaction, and the branding of Osogbo art

chapter 5

heritage as spectacle:
image and attention in the Osun Osogbo festival

chapter 6

heritage as remembrance:

history, photography, and styles of imagination

chapter 7

heritage as control:
from art and religion to Media and Mediation

coda: a final note on heritage as presence

notes

bibliography

index