Oral traditions as philosophy
Subtitle: Okot p'Bitek's legacy for African philosophy
By: Samuel Oluoch Imbo.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
Subjects: p'Bitek, Okot, 1931- -- Philosophy.; p'Bitek, Okot, 1931- -- Influence.; Oral tradition -- Africa.; Philosophy in literature.; Africa -- In literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Visions of Africanity I; title: Chapter 2 Defining the Philosophical, the Religious, and the Spiritual 27; title: Chapter 3 Oral Traditions as Texts 47; title: Chapter 4 Roles for Women in African Oral Traditions 71; title: Chapter 5 Western Scholarship, African Religions 91; title: Chapter 6 Problems of Translating Western Concepts; title: into African Languages 109; title: Chapter 7 Authentic African Selfhood 129; title: Chapter 8 Responsibilities of African Philosophers 153; title: References 171; title: Index 177; title: About the Author 181.