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- For centuries Western scholarship, and the African scholars seduced by this body of knowledge, have not been interested in African "religions" per se, but what was worse, African scholars began not to study indigenous African spirituality on its own terms but through European eyes and intellectual categories.
- Author(s): Okot P'Bitek
- 110 Pages
- History, Africa
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This publication, along with a new introduction by Ghanaian philosopher Wiredu, reintroduces a classic work to a new generation, especially for those with an interest in African spiritual cultures and in need of "decolonizing" them so that they be studied, appreciated, and engaged on their own cultural and historic terms.Book Synopsis
For centuries Western scholarship, and the African scholars seduced by this body of knowledge, have not been interested in African "religions" per se, but what was worse, African scholars began not to study indigenous African spirituality on its own terms but through European eyes and intellectual categories. Okot p'Bitek, who is best known for Song of Lawino, was one of the first African scholars to call attention to this situation and argue African scholars need not "Hellenize" African spiritual practices and ideas and that what we have come to think as "African religions" are European versions in African disguise. This publication, along with a new introduction by Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu, reintroduces a classic work to a new generation, especially for those with an interest in African spiritual cultures and in need of "decolonizing" them so that they be studied, appreciated, and engaged on their own cultural and historic terms.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .26 Inches (D)
Weight: .38 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 110
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Africa
Publisher: Diasporic Africa Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Okot P'Bitek
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2011
TCIN: 94464611
UPC: 9780966020151
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-3044
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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