Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy
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.
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Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy
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.
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ISBN-13: | 9780394723693 |
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Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 08/12/1984 |
Edition description: | 1st Vintage Books ed |
Pages: | 336 |
Sales rank: | 169,298 |
Product dimensions: | 5.20(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.70(d) |
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