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

V.Y. Mudimbe

(African systems of thought)

Indiana University Press, c1988

  • : pbk
  • : J. Currey : pbk

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"A Midland book. MB468"--P. [4] of pbk. cover

Bibliography: p. 205-232

Includes index

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: pbk ISBN 9780253204684

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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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: J. Currey : pbk ISBN 9780852552032

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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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