Inventing an African Alphabet
Writing, Art, and Kongo Culture in the DRC
Focusing on the Mandombe alphabet and the life-story of its inventor, David Wabeladio Payi, Ramon Sarró combines biography, art, and religion to explore the connections between religious imagination and innovation in Kongo culture. He offers a unique case study of the search for cultural and epistemological independence in the global south.
| Autor: | Sarró, Ramon |
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| ISBN: | 9781009199483 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Cambridge Academic |
| Veröffentlicht: | 19.09.2024 |
| Untertitel: | Writing, Art, and Kongo Culture in the DRC |
| Schlagworte: | African History African studies; anthropology; linguistics Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) HISTORY / Africa / General Kongo Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography Social and cultural anthropology Society & culture: general Society and culture: general Writing systems, alphabets |
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