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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Author / Contributor: Thompson, Robert Farris
Edition:First Vintage books edition.
Imprint: New York : Vintage Books, 1984.
Format: Book
Language:English
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Series:Internet Archive Lending Library
Table of Contents:
  • Yoruba art and culture in the Americas
  • Kongo art and religion in the Americas
  • Vodun religion and art in Haiti
  • Mande-related art and architecture in the Americas
  • Ejagham art and writing in two worlds.