9780394723693-0394723694-Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy

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

ISBN-13: 9780394723693
ISBN-10: 0394723694
Edition: First Edition
Author: Robert Farris Thompson
Publication date: 1984
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 336 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780394723693
ISBN-10: 0394723694
Edition: First Edition
Author: Robert Farris Thompson
Publication date: 1984
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 336 pages

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Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy (ISBN-13: 9780394723693 and ISBN-10: 0394723694), written by authors Robert Farris Thompson, was published by Vintage in 1984. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Criticism (Arts History & Criticism, Black & African American, Cultural & Regional, Native American, Americas History, Evolution, Cultural, Anthropology) books. You can easily purchase or rent Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Criticism books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $4.34.

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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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