Encyclopedia of African religions and philosophy / / V. Y. Mudimbe, Kasereka Kavwahirehi, editors

• Pubblicazione: Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2021.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxvii, 714 pages)
• Disciplina: 299.603; 100; 200
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Philosophy Encyclopedias; Africa Religion Encyclopedias
• Persona (resp. second.): MudimbeV. Y. <1941->; KavwahirehiKasereka
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: From the contents: African Anthropology -- African Philosophy (1) -- African Philosophy (2) -- Bemba History, Religious Systems and Rituals -- Cannibalism -- Child -- Difference and Literature -- Dreams -- Egypt, Religion and Theology -- Ethiopia, Christianity & Philosophy -- Evangelization of Western Africa -- France, Image of in African Literature -- Homosexuality -- Hinduism: An Introduction -- Islamism -- Kongo -- Kuba -- Limba -- Marxism -- Negritude Women -- Oral Traditions -- Présence Africaine -- Reincarnation -- Surrealism and Africa -- Uganda, Literature of -- Women, Conflicts and Symbols -- Zar, A history of.
• Sommario/riassunto: This comprehensive encyclopedia presents African thinkers, concepts and traditions, with a focus on African religious and philosophical practices. It offers a dependable and significant synthesis of African studies that encompasses major trends in the field since the early 1980s. The encyclopedia considers all religious and philosophical systems of Africa, both indigenous and non-indigenous. It also recognizes the determining role of the Diaspora in understanding African traditions and African identity. The work has benefited immensely from commitments in advanced interdisciplinary exchanges in a number of domains, including comparative research in epistemology and from surveys in postcolonial studies and social sciences, along with religious and philosophical compendia. In brief, this is an encyclopedia made from the viewpoint of African studies and in dialogue with scientific traditions.
• Titolo autorizzato: Encyclopedia of African religions and philosophy
• ISBN: 94-024-2068-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910510536103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II