| Description |
1 online resource (226 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Nihilism : African variations -- Desire's ruses : political economy of marriage -- I eat therefore I am : philosophy of the table -- Poetics of movement : visions of dance and music -- The savor of sin : dialogue around God's funeral -- Ethic of the uses of the body : a theory of self-esteem -- Violence as ethic of evil -- Conclusion. Nihilism to tame death. |
| Summary |
The objective of this collection of short essays and true stories is to describe and analyze the present "black condition" in the African context. The book recreates the imaginaries of present-day Africa, from the picturesque absurdity of daily life to the political economics of marriage, from the philosophy of menus and table manners to the uses of the body. This welter of stories and ideas illustrates various forms of nihilism and negritude and sketches the hypothesis of an ethic of evil.-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Civilization.
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Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Civilization. |
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Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Black people -- Race identity.
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Black people -- Race identity. |
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Nihilism (Philosophy)
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Nihilism (Philosophy) |
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Social ethics -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Social ethics. |
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HISTORY / Africa / Central. |
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PHILOSOPHY / General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Velguth, Madeleine, 1939- trnaslator.
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| Added Title |
Nihilisme et négritude. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016023581
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Monga, Célestin. Nihilisme et négritude. English. Nihilism and negritude. Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, [2016] 9780674970724 (DLC) 2016006917 (OCoLC)941583215 |
| ISBN |
9780674972568 (electronic book) |
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0674972562 (electronic book) |
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9780674970724 (cloth) |
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0674970721 (cloth) |
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0674972589 |
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9780674972582 |
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