Research Catalog

Title

African philosophy as cultural inquiry / edited by Ivan Karp and D.A. Masolo.

Publication

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Karp, Ivan.
• Masolo, D. A.
• International African Institute.

Description

vii, 270 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"What is the intellectual, social, cultural, and political territory of African philosophy? What directions will African philosophy take in the future? What problems will it face? In ten probing essays by distinguished African, European, and American scholars, 'African philosophy as cultural inquiry' examines the role of African philosophy at the opening of the new millennium. Here philosophy cuts across disciplinary boundaries to embrace ideas taken from history, literary studies, anthropology, and art. Addressing topics such as the progress of philosophical discourse, knowledge and modes of thought, the relevance of philosophy for cultures that are still largely based on traditional values, and the meaning of philosophy to cultures and individuals in the process of modernization, this volume presents today's best thinking about the concerns and practices that constitute African experience. This diverse book presents a lively view of how philosophical questions can be applied to interpretations of culture and reveal the multifaceted nature of philosophical discourse in the multiple and variable settings that exist in contemporary Africa." -- rear cover.

Series Statement

African systems of thought

Uniform Title

African systems of thought.

Subject

• Philosophy, African
• Philosophy, African
• Philosophie
• Afrikaanse filosofie
• Culturele identiteit
• Philosophie africaine
• Afrika
• Subsaharisches Afrika

Note

• "Published in association with the International African Institute, London."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

"Tok Af, Lef Af": a political economy of Temne techniques of secrecy and self / Rosalind Shaw -- Islam among the humors: destiny and agency among the Swahili / David Parkin -- Some African conceptions of person: a critique / Didier N. Kaphagawani -- The play of deconstruction in the speech of Africa: the role of Pakruok and Ngero in telling culture in Dholuo / Peter S.O. Amuka -- Personhood and art: social change and commentary among the Acoli / J.P. Odoch Pido -- Forging unions and negotiating ambivalence: personhood and complex agency in Okiek marriage arrangement / Corinne A. Kratz -- Our problem of knowledge: brief reflections on knowledge and development in Africa / Kwasi Wiredu -- The topic of change / F. Eboussi-Boulaga -- Chéri Samba's postcolonial reinvention of modernity / Bogumil Jewsiewicki -- Luo perspectives on knowledge and development: Samuel G. Ayany and Paul Mbuya / E.S. Atieno-Odhiambo.

ISBN

• 0253214173
• 9780253214171
• 0253338085
• 9780253338082

LCCN

00038870

OCLC

• ocm43913249
• 43913249
• SCSB-1201194

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library