Author: Marcel Griaule
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Creation
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"Originally published in 1948 as Dieu d'Eau, this near-classic offers a unique and first-hand account of the myth, religion, and philosophy of the Dogon, a Sudanese people. Often regarded as savages, the Dogon are here revealed to "live by a cosmogony, a metaphysic, and a religion which put[s] them on a par with the peoples of antiquity, and which Christian theology might indeed study with profit." In recording his thirty-three days' conversation with Ogotemmêli, an elder of exceptional intelligence and wisdom, the author has succeeded in conveying the man's highly individual style. The result is a remarkable portrayal of Dogon cosmology, told as it were from the inside."
Conversations with Ogotemmêli
Author: Marcel Griaule
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Creation
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"Originally published in 1948 as Dieu d'Eau, this near-classic offers a unique and first-hand account of the myth, religion, and philosophy of the Dogon, a Sudanese people. Often regarded as savages, the Dogon are here revealed to "live by a cosmogony, a metaphysic, and a religion which put[s] them on a par with the peoples of antiquity, and which Christian theology might indeed study with profit." In recording his thirty-three days' conversation with Ogotemmêli, an elder of exceptional intelligence and wisdom, the author has succeeded in conveying the man's highly individual style. The result is a remarkable portrayal of Dogon cosmology, told as it were from the inside."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Creation
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"Originally published in 1948 as Dieu d'Eau, this near-classic offers a unique and first-hand account of the myth, religion, and philosophy of the Dogon, a Sudanese people. Often regarded as savages, the Dogon are here revealed to "live by a cosmogony, a metaphysic, and a religion which put[s] them on a par with the peoples of antiquity, and which Christian theology might indeed study with profit." In recording his thirty-three days' conversation with Ogotemmêli, an elder of exceptional intelligence and wisdom, the author has succeeded in conveying the man's highly individual style. The result is a remarkable portrayal of Dogon cosmology, told as it were from the inside."
Conversations with Ogotemmeli
Author: Marcel Griaule
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Encyclopedia of African Religion
Author: Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412936365
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Collects almost five hundred entries that cover the African response to spirituality, taboos, ethics, sacred space, and objects.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412936365
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Collects almost five hundred entries that cover the African response to spirituality, taboos, ethics, sacred space, and objects.
Conversations with Ogotemmêli
Author: Marcel Griaule
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
An Introduction to African Philosophy
Author: Sam O. Imbo
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1461636507
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Organized topically rather than historically, this book provides an excellent introduction to the subject of African Philosophy. Samuel Oluoch Imbo synthesizes the ideas of key African philosophers into an accessible narrative. The author focuses on five central questions: What are the definitions of African philosophy? Is ethno-philosophy really philosophy? What are the dangers of an African philosophy that claims to be 'unique'? Can African philosophy be done in foreign languages such as English and French? Are there useful ways to make connections between African philosophy, African American philosophy, and women's studies? By making cross-disciplinary and transnational connections, Imbo stakes out an important place for African philosophy. Imbo's book is an invaluable introduction to this dynamic and growing area of study.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1461636507
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Organized topically rather than historically, this book provides an excellent introduction to the subject of African Philosophy. Samuel Oluoch Imbo synthesizes the ideas of key African philosophers into an accessible narrative. The author focuses on five central questions: What are the definitions of African philosophy? Is ethno-philosophy really philosophy? What are the dangers of an African philosophy that claims to be 'unique'? Can African philosophy be done in foreign languages such as English and French? Are there useful ways to make connections between African philosophy, African American philosophy, and women's studies? By making cross-disciplinary and transnational connections, Imbo stakes out an important place for African philosophy. Imbo's book is an invaluable introduction to this dynamic and growing area of study.
Sacred Symbols of the Dogon
Author: Laird Scranton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594777535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs • Provides a new understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs as scientific symbols based on Dogon cosmological drawings • Use parallels between Dogon and Egyptian word meanings to identify relationships between Dogon myths and modern science In The Science of the Dogon, Laird Scranton demonstrated that the cosmological structure described in the myths and drawings of the Dogon runs parallel to modern science--atomic theory, quantum theory, and string theory--their drawings often taking the same form as accurate scientific diagrams that relate to the formation of matter. Scranton also pointed to the close resemblance between the keywords and component elements of Dogon cosmology and those of ancient Egypt, and the implication that ancient cosmology may also be about actual science. Sacred Symbols of the Dogon uses these parallels as the starting point for a new interpretation of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language. By substituting Dogon cosmological drawings for equivalent glyph-shapes in Egyptian words, a new way of reading and interpreting the Egyptian hieroglyphs emerges. Scranton shows how each hieroglyph constitutes an entire concept, and that their meanings are scientific in nature. Using the Dogon symbols as a “Rosetta stone,” he reveals references within the ancient Egyptian language that define the full range of scientific components of matter: from massless waves to the completed atom, even suggesting direct correlations to a fully realized unified field theory.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594777535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs • Provides a new understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs as scientific symbols based on Dogon cosmological drawings • Use parallels between Dogon and Egyptian word meanings to identify relationships between Dogon myths and modern science In The Science of the Dogon, Laird Scranton demonstrated that the cosmological structure described in the myths and drawings of the Dogon runs parallel to modern science--atomic theory, quantum theory, and string theory--their drawings often taking the same form as accurate scientific diagrams that relate to the formation of matter. Scranton also pointed to the close resemblance between the keywords and component elements of Dogon cosmology and those of ancient Egypt, and the implication that ancient cosmology may also be about actual science. Sacred Symbols of the Dogon uses these parallels as the starting point for a new interpretation of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language. By substituting Dogon cosmological drawings for equivalent glyph-shapes in Egyptian words, a new way of reading and interpreting the Egyptian hieroglyphs emerges. Scranton shows how each hieroglyph constitutes an entire concept, and that their meanings are scientific in nature. Using the Dogon symbols as a “Rosetta stone,” he reveals references within the ancient Egyptian language that define the full range of scientific components of matter: from massless waves to the completed atom, even suggesting direct correlations to a fully realized unified field theory.
The Pale Fox (Paperback) Paperback
Author: Marcel Griaule
Publisher: Afrikan World Books
ISBN: 9781602810051
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Afrikan World Books
ISBN: 9781602810051
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Art of the Dogon
Author: Kate Ezra
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0810918749
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0810918749
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Anthropological Studies of Religion
Author: Brian Morris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521339919
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A lucid outline of explanations of religious phenomena offered by such great thinkers as Hegel, Marx, and Weber.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521339919
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A lucid outline of explanations of religious phenomena offered by such great thinkers as Hegel, Marx, and Weber.
A Companion to African Philosophy
Author: Kwasi Wiredu
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470997370
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. Offers a distinctive historical treatment of African philosophy. Covers all the main branches of philosophy as addressed in the African tradition. Includes accounts of pre-colonial African philosophy and contemporary political thought.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470997370
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. Offers a distinctive historical treatment of African philosophy. Covers all the main branches of philosophy as addressed in the African tradition. Includes accounts of pre-colonial African philosophy and contemporary political thought.