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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mudimbe, V. Y., 1941-2025, editor.

Kavwahirehi, Kasereka, editor.

Series:

Springer Nature reference

Springer nature reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Religion.

Africa--Religion--Encyclopedias.

Africa.

Africa--Philosophy--Encyclopedias.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 714 pages ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, [2021]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789402420661

9402420665

OCLC:

1191201554

Publisher Number:

99988614461