African Communalism
Subtitle: The Way to Social Harmony and Peaceful Co-Existence (Onuganotu Lectures)
Publisher: IKO
Published: February 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9783889397157
Subjects: Sociology - Social Theory; Social Science; Sociology; Sociology - General
Description: "A close examination of African cyclic symbols, spatial categories, architecture, visual art and ritual life reveals the cosmo-biological bond connecting all of God's creation. Life is a gift of God, and everyone has the obligation to preserve and prolong it. The way to social harmony lies in going back to our cultural heritage and our past - African communalism, a system built on equity, respect for human rights and the rule of law. Any society - Church or State - that nurtures structural injustice deliberately, keeps the majority in abject poverty and installs mental and physical slavery eventually only prepares a pepper-soup for social violence and internecine civil war. In the words of John F. Kennedy "Those who make dialogue impossible, make violence inevitable.""--BOOK JACKET.