
Inventing an African Alphabet : Writing, Art, and Kongo Culture in the DRC
Sarro, Ramon
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Focusing on the Mandombe alphabet and the life-story of its inventor, David Wabeladio Payi, Ramon Sarró combines biography, art, and religion to explore the connections between religious imagination and innovation in Kongo culture. He offers a unique case study of the search for cultural and epistemological independence in the global south.
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ISBN/Varenr:
9781009199483
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Språk:
Engelsk
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Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
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Innbinding:
Heftet
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Fagtema:
Språk og lingvistikk
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Serie:
The International African Library
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Litteraturtype:
Faglitteratur
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Sider:
218
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Høyde:
22.9 cm
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Bredde:
15.2 cm