Flash of the Spirit

Flash of the Spirit
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780307874337
ISBN-13 : 0307874338
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Book Synopsis Flash of the Spirit by : Robert Farris Thompson

Download or read book Flash of the Spirit written by Robert Farris Thompson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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