Encyclopedia of African Religions and Philosophy
Editors: Mudimbe, V. Y., Kavwahirehi, Kasereka (Eds.)
- Offers a synthesis of African studies since the early 1980s
- Presents African thinkers, concepts, and traditions
- Considers all religious and philosophical systems of Africa
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- About this book
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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
- About the authors
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Valentin-Yves Mudimbe received his Doctorat en Philosophie et Lettres from the University of Louvain in 1970. He holds Honorary Doctorates from the Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (1997), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2006) and Université Laval (2012).
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Encyclopedia of African Religions and Philosophy
- Editors
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- V. Y. Mudimbe
- Kasereka Kavwahirehi
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature B.V.
- eReference ISBN
- 978-94-024-2068-5
- Print ISBN
- 978-94-024-2066-1
- Print + eBook ISBN
- 978-94-024-2067-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Illustrations
- 5 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
- Topics
