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

by Sam O. Imbo

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10 084769772X

ISBN-13 9780847697724

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 31st, 2001

Print length 204 Pages

Weight 456 grams

Dimensions 16.20 x 23.60 x 2.40 cms

Product Classification: Non-Western philosophy

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Ugandan poet and cultural critic Okot p'Bitek's work engages with the oral traditions of his people, seeing them as manifestations of the people's philosophy of life. This text places the philosophical questions raised in Okot's work, within the picture of contemporary African philosophy.

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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