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Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy (1st Edition) by Robert Farris Thompson Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1984 ISBN-10: 0-394-72369-4 / 0394723694 ISBN-13: 978-0-394-72369-3 / 9780394723693 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 State |