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THE INVENTION

OF AFRICA

African Systems of Thought

General Editors

Charles S. Bird

Ivan Karp

Contributing Editors

Thomas O. Beidelman

James Fernandez

Luc de Heusch

John Middleton

Roy Willis

THE INVENTION

OF AFRICA

Gnosis, Philosophy, and the

Order of Knowledge

V.Y.MUDIMBE

INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS

Bloomington and Indianapolis

JAMES CURREY

London

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Library of Congress Cataioging-in-Publication Data

Mudimbe, V. Y., 1941-

The invention of Africa.

(African systems of thought)

Bibliography: p.

Includes index.

I. Philosophy, African, 2. Knowledge, Theory of.

I. Title. II. Series.

B53IO.M84 1988 199'.6 87-4532.4

ISBN 0-253-33126-9

ISBN 0-253-20468-2 (pbk.)

2 3 4 5 6 94 93 92 91 90

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

Mudimbe, V. Y., 1941-

The invention of Africa : gnosis, philosophy, and the order of

knowledge. - (African systems of thought).

1. African philosophy

I. Title II. Series

199'.6

ISBN 0-85255-203-3 (paper)

To the Memory of James S. Coleman

Mors ipsa beatior inde est, quod per

cruciamina leti via panditur ardua iustis, et ad

astra doloribus itur.

- Pridentius, Hymnus Circa Exequias

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