The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge
"... groundbreaking... clear, straightforward, and economical.... seminal... " —American Anthropologist\ "This is a challenging book... a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history." —International Journal of African Historical Studies\ "Mudimbe’s description of the struggles over Africa’s self-invention are vivid and rewarding. From Blyden to Sartre, Temples to Senghor, Mudimbe provides a bold and versatile resume of Africa’s literary inventors." —Village Voice Literary...
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"... groundbreaking... clear, straightforward, and economical.... seminal... " — American Anthropologist"This is a challenging book... a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history." — International Journal of African Historical Studies"Mudimbe's description of the struggles over Africa's self-invention are vivid and rewarding. From Blyden to Sartre, Temples to Senghor, Mudimbe provides a bold and versatile resume of Africa's literary inventors." — Village Voice Literary Supplement"... a landmark achievement in African studies." — Journal of Religion in AfricaIn this unique and provocative book, Zairean philosopher and writer V. Y. Mudimbe addresses the multiple scholarly discourses that exist — African and non-African — concerning the meaning of Africa and being African.
