Flash of the Spirit
African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy
Published on 26. May 2010
336 pages
978-0-307-87433-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
08/1984
Random House USA Inc
€18.50
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
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.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
- One: Black Saints Go Marching In: Yoruba Art and Culture in the Americas
- Two: The Sign of the Four Moments of the Sun: Kongo Art and Religion in the Americas
- Three: The Rara of the Universe: Vodun Religion and Art in Haiti
- Four: Round Houses and Rhythmized Textiles: Mande-Related Art and Architecture in the Americas
- Five: Emblems of Prowess: Ejagham Art and Writing in Two Worlds
- Notes
- About the Author
