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The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge (African Systems of Thought) Book
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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.
- 0253204682
- 9780253204684
- V.Y. Mudimbe
- 1 May 1988
- Indiana University Press
- Paperback (Book)
- 256
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