Flash of the Spirit
African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, African, General Art, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies
| Author: | Robert Farris Thompson | ISBN: | 9780307874337 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | May 26, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Farris Thompson |
| ISBN: | 9780307874337 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | May 26, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
This landmark book shows how five African civilizations—Yoruba, Kongo, Ejagham, Mande and Cross River—have informed and are reflected in the aesthetic, social and metaphysical traditions (music, sculpture, textiles, architecture, religion, idiogrammatic writing) of black people in the United States, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Mexico, Brazil and other places in the New World.
This landmark book shows how five African civilizations—Yoruba, Kongo, Ejagham, Mande and Cross River—have informed and are reflected in the aesthetic, social and metaphysical traditions (music, sculpture, textiles, architecture, religion, idiogrammatic writing) of black people in the United States, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Mexico, Brazil and other places in the New World.
