Religious Beliefs and Knowledge Systems in Africa

by Toyin Falola, Nicole Griffin, Nicole Griffin UCL

Key to African studies is understanding the knowledge systems of the continent and her diaspora. The representation and understanding of Africa are dependent on the observer's definition of knowledge. Afrocentric knowledge is comprised of a collection of political, religious, and indigenous belief systems. Religious Beliefs and Knowledge Systems in Africa begins with deconstructing the Western philosophy of knowledge before defining and exploring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538150247
• ISBN13: 9781538150245
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"