AFROCENTRIC PARADIGM, THE - Softcover

Mazama, Ama

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592210171 ISBN 13: 9781592210176

Publisher: AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 2003

Synopsis

Focusing on the intellectual dimension of Afrocentricity, the contributors to this volume argue that it is best understood as a paradigm consisting of three distinct but related aspects: the affective/cognitive/conative; structural: and functional. Focusing on the first of these three, the authors look at the metaphysical foundations of Afrocentricity and the sociological dimension of the Afrocentric paradigm. An innovative collection, this work will clarify an exciting, but often misunderstood concern in academia.

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Synopsis

Addressing the practical and theoretical tenets of the Afrocentric paradigm, the contributors to this ground-breaking volume concern themselves fundamentally with what they see as the affective, cognitive and conative aspect of Afrocentricity. In doing so they explore the metaphysical foundations of this movement, identifying the epistemological centrality of the African cultural and historical experience as the organising principle of the Afrocentric paradigm. They also lay out the sociological dimension of the Afrocentric paradigm, namely the academic discipline of Africology, Afrocentric concepts, methodology, and methods. The only book to address this long-misunderstood theoretical practice in such detail, THE AFROCENTRIC PARADIGM offers a much needed testament to the importance and potential of this world-wide movement.

Edition details

• Publisher: AFRICA WORLD PRESS
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592210171
• ISBN 13: 9781592210176
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292