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Parables and Fables: Exegesis, Textuality and Politics in Central Africa V.Y. Mudimbe
Parables and Fables: Exegesis, Textuality and Politics in Central Africa
V.Y. Mudimbe
Confronts the philosophical problems of otherness and identity through readings of the parables and fables of a colonized people, the Luba of Zaire. The author uses his own education by Catholic missionaries in Zaire to explore interactions between African and Western systems of thought.
264 pages, 3 figures
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 30, 1991 |
| ISBN13 | 9780299130640 |
| Publishers | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Pages | 264 |
| Dimensions | 241 × 156 × 16 mm · 364 g |
| Language | English |
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