The invention of Africa : gnosis, philosophy, and the order of knowledge
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The invention of Africa : gnosis, philosophy, and the order of knowledge
（African systems of thought）
Indiana University Press, c1988
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
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"A Midland book. MB468"--P. [4] of pbk. cover
Bibliography: p. 205-232
Includes index
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" . . . groundbreaking . . . clear, straightforward, and economical. . . . seminal . . . " -American Anthropologist
"This is a challenging book . . . a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history." -International Journal of African Historical Studies
"Mudimbe's description of the struggles over Africa's self-invention are vivid and rewarding. From Blyden to Sartre, Temples to Senghor, Mudimbe provides a bold and versatile resume of Africa's literary inventors." -Village Voice Literary Supplement
" . . . a landmark achievement in African studies." -Journal of Religion in Africa
In this unique and provocative book, Zairean philosopher and writer V. Y. Mudimbe addresses the multiple scholarly discourses that exist-African and non-African-concerning the meaning of Africa and being African.
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Joint winner of the 1989 Herskovits Award
What is the meaning of Africa and of being African? What is and what is not African philosophy? Is philosophy part of Africanism? These are the kind of fundamental questions which this book addresses.
North America: Indiana U Press
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