The Djenné Mosque: World Heritage and Social Renewal in a West African Town

Marchand, Trevor H.J.

Abstract

In 2009 the Aga Khan Foundation oversaw a massive conservation project of the Djenné Mosque. Grounded in ethnography, the paper examines the conflict and debate among conservationists and town residents.

Citation

Marchand, T. H. (2015). The Djenné Mosque: World Heritage and Social Renewal in a West African Town. APT bulletin (1986), 46(2-3), 4-15

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jul 22, 2015
• Print ISSN: 0848-8525
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 4-15
• Keywords: Djenné Mosque, mud-brick architecture, heritage politics, masonry apprenticeship, palm-wood ceiling, buttresses and pilasters, qibla (Arabic) wall towers, crenelated parapet wall
• Publisher URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/43556448