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9780394723693

Flash of the Spirit African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780394723693

  • ISBN10:

    0394723694

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1984-08-12
  • Publisher: Vintage

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Summary

This book reveals how five distinct African civilizations have shaped the specific cultures of their New World descendants.

Author Biography

Robert Farris Thompson is the author of, among other works, Black Gods and Kings, African Art in Motion, and Flash of the Spirit. He has been a Ford Foundation Fellow and has mounted major exhibitions of African art at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. He is Col. John Trumbull Professor of the History of Art at Yale University, where he is also Master of Timothy Dwight College. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. xiii
Black Saints Go Marching In: Yoruba Art and Culture in the Americasp. 1
The Sign of the Four Moments of the Sun: Kongo Art and Religion in the Americasp. 101
The Rara of the Universe: Vodun Religion and Art in Haitip. 161
Round Houses and Rhythmized Textiles: Mande-Related Art and Architecture in the Americasp. 193
Emblems of Prowess: Ejagham Art and Writing in Two Worldsp. 225
Notesp. 269
Indexp. 303
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