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Analyzing the genius of African cultures, Frobenius strongly emphasized the irrational character of spiritual creativity — coining the term Ergriffenheit (literally, “seizure”) to describe the mystery of cultural creation.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas MIRCEA ELIADE 1968
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