African Witchcraft and Otherness - 9780791449899
Un libro in lingua di Bongmba Elias Kifon edito da State Univ of New York Pr, 2001
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For the Wimbum people of Cameroon, witchcraft, or tfu , is twined with all facets of life but is disruptive in many ways; Wimbum chiefs recently declared they will expel anyone who practices tfu , and heavy fines have been demanded of practitioners. Tfu embodies complex practices that can be used for good as well as power that can be abused. Bongmba (religious studies, Rice U.) employs personal anecdotes and the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas particularly concepts of justice and the Other to produce a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary critique of witchcraft and its negative uses. Bongmba endorses Levinas' call for a "phenomenology of eros" as a way of reconfiguring interpersonal relationships and formulating a theological response to tfu . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: African Witchcraft and Otherness
- Sottotitolo: A Philosophical and Theological Critique of Intersubjective Relations
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Bongmba Elias Kifon
- Editore: State Univ of New York Pr
- Collana: State Univ of New York Pr (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Giugno '01
- Genere: Lingua Inglese
- Argomenti : Witchcraft Cameroon Donga and Mantung Limbum (African people) Religion Interpersonal relations Moral and ethical aspects Cameroon Donga and Mantung
- Pagine: 224
- Dimensioni mm: 241 x 165 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0791449890
- EAN-13: 9780791449899