The Invention of Africa : Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
African Systems of Thought
ISBN-10
0253204682
ISBN-13
9780253204684
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Imprint
Indiana University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 22nd, 1988
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
390 grams
Dimensions
15.50 x 23.50 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Non-Western philosophy
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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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