| Titre : |
Flash of the spirit : African and Afro-American art and philosophy |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Robert Farris Thompson, Auteur |
| Mention d'édition : |
1ère éd. Vintage Books |
| Editeur : |
New York - New York - États-Unis : Vintage Books |
| Année de publication : |
1984 |
| Importance : |
xvii, 317 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill. |
| Format : |
21 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-394-72369-3 |
| Note générale : |
Réf. bibliogr. Index |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Afro-Américains -- Histoire ; Arts noirs-américains ; Noirs -- Histoire ; Noirs -- Histoire -- Amérique
|
| Index. décimale : |
973.0496 |
| Résumé : |
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 |
| Note de contenu : |
Ch. 1. Black Saints Go Marching In: Yoruba Art and Culture in the Americas -- Ch. 2. The Sign of the Four Moments of the Sun: Kongo Art and Religion in the Americas -- Ch. 3. The Rara of the Universe: Vodun Religion and Art in Haiti -- Ch. 4. Round Houses and Rythmized Textiles: Mande-related Art and Architecture in the Americas -- Ch. 5. Emblems of Prowess: Ejagham Art and Writing in Two Worlds |
Flash of the spirit : African and Afro-American art and philosophy [texte imprimé] / Robert Farris Thompson, Auteur . - 1ère éd. Vintage Books . - New York - New York - États-Unis (New York - New York - États-Unis) : Vintage Books, 1984 . - xvii, 317 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. ISBN : 978-0-394-72369-3 Réf. bibliogr. Index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Afro-Américains -- Histoire ; Arts noirs-américains ; Noirs -- Histoire ; Noirs -- Histoire -- Amérique
|
| Index. décimale : |
973.0496 |
| Résumé : |
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 |
| Note de contenu : |
Ch. 1. Black Saints Go Marching In: Yoruba Art and Culture in the Americas -- Ch. 2. The Sign of the Four Moments of the Sun: Kongo Art and Religion in the Americas -- Ch. 3. The Rara of the Universe: Vodun Religion and Art in Haiti -- Ch. 4. Round Houses and Rythmized Textiles: Mande-related Art and Architecture in the Americas -- Ch. 5. Emblems of Prowess: Ejagham Art and Writing in Two Worlds |
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