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Oral Traditions as Philosophy: Okot p'Bitek's Legacy for African Philosophy

Oral Traditions as Philosophy: Okot p'Bitek's Legacy for African Philosophy

Hardcover

PhilosophyGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 084769772X
ISBN13: 9780847697724
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Dec 31 2001
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.84 Width: 6.26 Depth: 9.06
Language: English
Oral Traditions as Philosophy is a study of the Ugandan poet and cultural critic Okot p'Bitek. In his poems and critical essays, Okot engages with the oral traditions of his people-the songs, dances, funeral dirges, and so forth-seeing them as manifestations of the people's philosophy of life. Imbo's book makes explicit the philosophical questions raised in Okot's work and places them within the wider picture of contemporary African philosophy.

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