Nihilism and Negritude /
Monga, Célestin.,
Nihilism and Negritude / Célestin Monga. - 1 online resource
Frontmatter -- 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 -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
In a searching meditation on ways of living in modern Africa, Célestin Monga dispels the stereotypes that cloud how outsiders view the continent, and how Africans sometimes view themselves. He shows how dance, music, bodily experience, faith, and mourning reflect a nihilism that finds meaning and joy in a life that would otherwise seem absurd.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674972568
10.4159/9780674972568 doi
--Race identity.
--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
DT14
Nihilism and Negritude / Célestin Monga. - 1 online resource
Frontmatter -- 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 -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
In a searching meditation on ways of living in modern Africa, Célestin Monga dispels the stereotypes that cloud how outsiders view the continent, and how Africans sometimes view themselves. He shows how dance, music, bodily experience, faith, and mourning reflect a nihilism that finds meaning and joy in a life that would otherwise seem absurd.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674972568
10.4159/9780674972568 doi
--Race identity.
--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
DT14