Flash of the Spirit: African && Afro-American Art && Philosophy by Robert Farris Thompson


Flash of the Spirit: African && Afro-American Art && Philosophy
Title : Flash of the Spirit: African && Afro-American Art && Philosophy
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Number of Pages : 336 pages
Publication : KNOPF US; 1st edition (1 August 1988)

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

  • Derric (Rau Khu) Moore author of MAA AANKH vol.I, Kamta: A Practical Kamitic Path for Obtaining Power and Maa: A Guide to the Kamitic Way for Personal

    What can I say that has not already been said about Robert F. Thompsons Flash of the Spirit? He does an excellent job reporting on the African retentions that exist in the Americas. I really enjoyed this book for several reasons, but the main reason we I continued to use this book as reference point is because it has done what none other book has done, which is investigate the African retentions that exist in North America. This was important to me because I had heard growing up that African Americans being the farthest from Africa practically lost all of their cultural ties to Africa. Thompson reveals that this is not the case at all and provides numerous examples indicating that the one of the strongest cultural influences that contributed to African American culture are the people from the Kongo Angolan region.This put a new twists on things, but made me look at life from a different perspective, as the author discuss the origin of the term funky and jazz. As well as elaborate on various African American cultural expressions like the ones demonstrated in the Supremes movements Stop and Talk to the hand that all seem to come from this region.This book was a real treat and a true classic, that you will enjoy for years to come.

  • Samuel E. Wagar

    Splendid overview of African influence in popular art and culture in the Americas. Not only music, but crafts, graphic arts, dance. Really an excellent introduction.

  • Client goodreads

    Cest un des livres préférés de Basquiat. Ce que je comprends. Un livre qui mériterait dêtre traduit en plusieurs langues !

  • Clair junior

    Sim, é um livro muito rico em detalhes e informações. E de fácil compreensão. Um ótimo livro para fonte de pesquisa.

  • purchaser

    A wealth of information in this book, complete with sketches of ideograms from different cultures.I was enraptured by this book; it is as if given the inside secrets to understanding multiple cultures at once and their influence in the Americas, especially Brazil, Haiti, and the U.S. Wow. Simply amazing. I had no idea what a bottle tree was, even though I knew Id seen them before in my life. So much makes sense now.