Weaving a biblical text: ewe cloth and christianity

This essay looks at the different threads that led to the weaving and use of kente stoles with specific Christian connotations at the turn of the twenty-first century: the weaving of biblical texts into single strips. The development of weaving letters into a cloth started in the Ewe-speaking area o...

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Published in:Material religion
Main Author: Kraamer, Malika (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2009]
In: Material religion
Year: 2009, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 34-49
Further subjects:B Ewe
B Missionaries
B cultural politics
B kente
B Ghana
B Textiles
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)