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Mongameli Mabona
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Author : Ernst Wolff
language : en
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Release Date : 2020-12-01
Mongameli Mabona written by Ernst Wolff and has been published by Leuven University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The life and work of a remarkably versatile and pioneering South African thinker Mongameli Anthony Mabona (1929) is a singular South African scholar with an exceptional life path. Yet, he is a wrongly forgotten figure today. British imperialism and apartheid shaped the world into which he was born and, to a large extent, these powers carved out his destiny for him. Nevertheless, a curious set of coincidences enabled him to obtain a tertiary education as a priest, to pursue his doctoral studies in Italy and to befriend Alioune Diop. He is one of the first published philosophers of Anglophone Africa and holds doctorates in theology and anthropology. His opposition to institutionalized racism – an opposition which included his co-authoring the 1970 “Black Priests’ Manifesto” – eventually led to his exile. This book is the first study of any kind devoted to Mabona. It documents his life and offers a synoptic reading of his scholarly and poetic work.
Diviners And Prophets Among The Xhosa 1593 1856
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Author : Mongameli Mabona
language : en
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Release Date : 2004
Diviners And Prophets Among The Xhosa 1593 1856 written by Mongameli Mabona and has been published by Lit Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Divination categories.
" The South African anthropologist, Dr M. Mabona, uses the main title of this book as a convenient platform to launch an investigation into the roots of Xhosa culture and history. Many of the findings break new ground in Southern African anthropology and history such as: the original stock of the Bantu peoples arose from a cradle-land between the Orange and Vaal rivers in South Africa; the word `Guinea' is identical with the Xhosa `ebu Nguni' (Nguniland); Xhosa as well as Bantu history stretches back 50'000 years ago into the Middle Stone Ages (MSA) and into the Acheulian Age - the age of hominisation; the basic paradigmatic structure of Bantu speech; Xhosa thought structures; the fundamental relationship between the Xhosa language and mythology. "
Unesco General History Of Africa Vol Vii Abridged Edition
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Author : Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1990-06-25
Unesco General History Of Africa Vol Vii Abridged Edition written by Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-06-25 with History categories.
This volume reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents demonstrate Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization.
General History Of Africa
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Author : International Scientific Committee for the drafting of a General History of Africa
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Release Date : 1985-12-31
General History Of Africa written by International Scientific Committee for the drafting of a General History of Africa and has been published by UNESCO Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-12-31 with Political Science categories.
One of UNESCO's most important publishing projects in the last thirty years, the General History of Africa marks a major breakthrough in the recognition of Africa's cultural heritage. Offering an internal perspective of Africa, the eight-volume work provides a comprehensive approach to the history of ideas, civilizations, societies and institutions of African history. The volumes also discuss historical relationships among Africans as well as multilateral interactions with other cultures and continents.
Senses
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Author : Regina Bendix
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2005
Senses written by Regina Bendix and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Social Science categories.
The essays in this volume present deeply contextualized cases of sensory experience.They link senses to each other and to event, sentiment, emplacement, identity, and the ongoing shaping of social life. In doing so, they make a strong Joint case for the importance of taking the senses seriously, not in isolation but as integral elements of culture and interaction.
Consensus Conflict And Change
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Author : Margaret Peil
language : en
Publisher: East African Publishers
Release Date : 1998
Consensus Conflict And Change written by Margaret Peil and has been published by East African Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Social Science categories.
Two very distinguished sociologists here undertake an extensive and comparative examination of African societies from a sociological perspective, addressing the various aspects and agents of transformation. The study is against the background of the transformation of African societies triggered by such factors as dysfunctions within values, beliefs and norms, general economic and political factors, and adjustments due to external forces, particularly new culture and technologies. The issues are examined from the perspective that democratisation, modernisation and globalisation are forces influencing African societies, whilst traditional values and cultures produce a conflict of interest. The chapters cover social organisation, interaction, differentiation, families, education, religion, economic activities, cities, social problems and social change.
Between Daily Routine And Violent Protest
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Author : Ernst Wolff
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2021-06-21
Between Daily Routine And Violent Protest written by Ernst Wolff and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-21 with Philosophy categories.
Most human action has a technical dimension. This book examines four components of this technical dimension. First, in all actions, various individual, organizational or institutional agents combine actional capabilities with tools, institutions, infrastructure and other elements by means of which they act. Second, the deployment of capabilities and means is permeated by ethical aspirations and hesitancies. Third, all domains of action are affected by these ethical dilemmas. Fourth, the dimensions of the technicity of action are typical of human life in general, and not just a regional or culturally specific phenomenon. In this study, an interdisciplinary approach is adopted to encompass the broad anthropological scope of this study and combine this bigger picture with detailed attention to the socio-historical particularities of action as it plays out in different contexts. Hermeneutics (the philosophical inquiry into the human phenomena of meaning, understanding and interpretation) and social science (as the study of all human affairs) are the two main disciplinary orientations of this book. This study clarifies the technical dimension of the entire spectrum of human action ranging from daily routine to the extreme of violent protest.
A Living Man From Africa
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Author : Roger S. Levine
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2010-12-21
A Living Man From Africa written by Roger S. Levine and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Born into a Xhosa royal family around 1792 in South Africa, Jan Tzatzoe was destined to live in an era of profound change—one that witnessed the arrival and entrenchment of European colonialism. As a missionary, chief, and cultural intermediary on the eastern Cape frontier and in Cape Town and a traveler in Great Britain, Tzatzoe helped foster the merging of African and European worlds into a new South African reality. Yet, by the 1860s, despite his determined resistance, he was an oppressed subject of harsh British colonial rule. In this innovative, richly researched, and splendidly written biography, Roger S. Levine reclaims Tzatzoe's lost story and analyzes his contributions to, and experiences with, the turbulent colonial world to argue for the crucial role of Africans as agents of cultural and intellectual change.
South African Coasts
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language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Release Date : 2015-02-28
South African Coasts written by and has been published by Penguin Random House South Africa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-28 with Nature categories.
This book showcases the very best of the photography as judged in the Sustainable Seas Trust 2013/14 competition. The extraordinary, prize-winning photographs are accompanied by illuminating essays from leading scientists, sports people and others whose lives are intimately connected with the seas. It also serves as a call to create a South African network of Hope Spots, which are special, people-orientated marine conservation areas. The hope is that, with the close involvement of the communities that live near and depend on the seas, we can safeguard our natural resources.
Working With Spirit
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Author : Jo Thobeka Wreford
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2008-05-30
Working With Spirit written by Jo Thobeka Wreford and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-30 with Social Science categories.
In the current model of health dispensation in South Africa there are two major paradigms, the spirit-inspired tradition of izangoma sinyanga and biomedicine. These operate at best in parallel, but more often than not are at odds with one another. This book, based on the author's personal experience as a practitioner of traditional African medicine, considers the effects of the absence of spirit in biomedicine on collaborative relationships. Given the unprecedented challenge of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country, the author suggests that more cooperation is vital. Taking a critical look at the role of anthropology in this endeavor, she proposes the development of a "language of spirit" by means of which the spirit-inspired aetiology of izangoma sinyanga may be made comprehensible to academic scientists and applicable to medical interventions. The author discusses white izangoma in the context of current debates on healing and hybridity and insists that there exists a powerful role for izangoma in the realm of societal healing. Above all, the book constitutes a start in what the author hopes will develop into an ongoing intellectual conversation between traditional African healing, academe, and biomedicine in South Africa.