Art as Sanctuary: Conjuring an Africana Aesthetic - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael D. Harris, Dianne M. Stewart (Editor), Theophus H. Smith (Editor)Series:Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora PeoplePublish date:2/10/2026Pages:262
Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9781478017691ISBN-10:1478017694UPC:9781478017691Book Category:Art, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Black Studies (Global), Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:African StudiesSize:9.80 x 6.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCTP6XSARD
Art as Sanctuary: Conjuring an Africana Aesthetic
In Art as Sanctuary, Michael D. Harris considers literal and metaphorical uses of sanctuary in the black experience and African diaspora art, including locales of spiritual expression, self-renewal, and cultural celebration. Harris offers an alternative framework to the Duboisian philosophy of double consciousness, pushing the boundaries of Africana aesthetic analysis by exploring the cultural...
Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People
Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9781478017691ISBN-10:1478017694UPC:9781478017691Book Category:Art, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Black Studies (Global), Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:African StudiesSize:9.80 x 6.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCTP6XSARD
Michael D. Harris (1948-2022) was an artist, curator, and scholar and the author of Colored Pictures: Race and Visual Representation. Dianne M. Stewart is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Emory University. Theophus H. Smith is Emeritus Associate Professor of Religion at Emory University. Richard J. Powell is John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art &...
Publisher: Duke University Press
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Michael D. Harris, Dianne M. Stewart (Editor), Theophus H. Smith (Editor)
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