Beschreibung:
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.
1. Black Saints Go Marching In: Yoruba Art and Culture in the Americas2. The Sign of the Four Moments of the Sun: Kongo Art and Religion in the Americas3. The Rara of the Universe: Vodun Religion and Art in Haiti4. Round Houses and Rhythmized Textiles: Mande-Related Art and Architecture in the Americas5. Emblems of Prowess: Ejagham Art and Writing in Two Worlds