ISBN:
9781443896450
,
1443896454
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (viii, 219 pages)
,
illustrations
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.096
Keywords:
Ethnoscience Africa
;
Indigenous peoples Africa
;
African diaspora Africa
;
Ethnoscience
;
Indigenous peoples
;
African diaspora
;
Indigenous peoples
;
African diaspora
;
Ethnoscience
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
;
African diaspora
;
Ethnoscience
;
Indigenous peoples
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy
;
Africa
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books Electronic books
Abstract:
Expressions of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Africa and its Diaspora provides critical discourses on Africa and the various configurations of its reflections in folklore, literature, music, languages, and philosophy. The collection, through its selected works, focuses on the African continent in terms of preserving the unique identity of African Indigenous and Local Knowledge. In reality, this preservation effort is confronted by a number of challenges within today's increasingly globalized and westernized world. This book documents ongoing scholarly discussion on the paradoxical dynamics
Abstract:
Table of Contents; Contributors; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen
Note:
Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 19, 2016)
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