Description

Dance with Shango (Danse avec Shango, Dieu du Tonnerre) is a hardcover book by Xavier Richer and Hélène Joubert.
Danse avec Shango, Dieu du Tonnerre or Dance with Shango, God of Thunder.
Text in both french and english, the book is richly illustrated with colour photographs.
This out of print publication is sought after by collectors of African art.

Condition: New
Publisher: Somogy editions d’Art (4 September 2018)
Dimensions: 23 cm x 29 cm
Weight: 1,622 kg
ISBN: 978-2757213971

The book focuses on Shango, the god of thunder, lightning and justice.
Worshipped through ritual, dance, music and offerings, the deity ‘orisha’ Shango is venerated in Nigeria, Benin and Togo.
An important part of Yoruba spiritual traditions, the figure is represented in wood carvings and metal objects.
Ritual objects associated with Shango worship, also include dance staffs (‘oshe’), sculptures and shrine figures.