Flash of the spirit : African and Afro-American art and philosophy /
Explores how five African civilizations, Yoruba, Kongo, Ejagham, Mande, and Cross River, have influenced and been portrayed in the aesthetic, social, and meta-physical traditions of black people in the United States, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Mexico, Brazil, and other places in the New World.
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| Edition: | First Vintage books edition. |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
1984.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Internet Archive Lending Library
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| Summary: | Explores how five African civilizations, Yoruba, Kongo, Ejagham, Mande, and Cross River, have influenced and been portrayed in the aesthetic, social, and meta-physical traditions of black people in the United States, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Mexico, Brazil, and other places in the New World. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-302) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0394723694 9780394723693 |