African belief and knowledge systems [[electronic resource] ] : a critical perspective / / Munyaradzi Mawere

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781843303321
• Autore: Mawere Munyaradzi
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-31011-2; 9956-726-28-1; 9786613310118; 9956-726-29-X; 9956-726-39-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (138 p.)
• Disciplina: 121.096
• Soggetti: Africa Religion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One; Defining Metaphysics; The Sad History of Metaphysics; Earlier Positivism; Metaphysics Rejected; The Indispensability of Metaphysics; Metaphysics a Winner? : A Critical Appraisal; Notes; Chapter Two.; Uncovering African Metaphysics; African Metaphysics' Struggle for Recognition; Beneath African Traditional Culture; The Continued Relevance of African Metaphysics; The Compatibility of African and Western Metaphysics; Notes; Chapter Three; Ontology and Concepts in African Metaphysics; The Concept of Being in African MetaphysicsThe Conception of Person in African Metaphysics; Causality and the Two Worlds of Africa; The Conception of Time in African Metaphysical Discourse; Notes; Chapter Four; The Nexus between African Metaphysics and Indigenous Epistemologies; Indigenous Knowledge System as African Epistemology; African Epistemology and the Fallacy of Science; The Persisting Link between African Epistemology and African Metaphysics; Notes; Chapter Five; African Indigenous Epistemologies; Taboos as African Epistemology System; The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Ngozi; Metaphysical Epistemologies Enshrouded in Runyoka and ; RukwaWitchcraft as Indigenous Metaphysical Epistemology; Notes; Chapter Six; African Indigenous Ways of Knowing; Categorizing African Ways of Knowing; The Supernatural Way of Knowing; Divination; Revelation and Faith; The Natural Way; Paranormal; On Behalf of African Metaphysical Epistemology; Notes; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: The debate on the existence of African philosophy has taken central stage in academic circles, and academics and researchers have tussled with various aspects of this subject. This book notes that the debate on the existence of African philosophy is no longer necessary. Instead, it urges scholars to demonstrate the different philosophical genres embedded in African philosophy. As such, the book explores African metaphysical epistemology with the hope to redirect the debate on African philosophy. It articulates and systematizes metaphysical and epistemological issues in general and in particula