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Nihilism and negritude : ways of living in Africa / Célestin Monga ; translated by Madeleine Velguth.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (226 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674972568
  • 0674972562
  • 0674972589
  • 9780674972582
Uniform titles:
  • Nihilisme et négritude. English
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nihilism and negritude.DDC classification:
  • 967.03/3 23
LOC classification:
  • DT14 .M6513 2016eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction. Nihilism : African variations -- Desire's ruses : political economy of marriage -- I eat therefore I am : philosophy of the table -- Poetics of movement : visions of dance and music -- The savor of sin : dialogue around God's funeral -- Ethic of the uses of the body : a theory of self-esteem -- Violence as ethic of evil -- Conclusion. Nihilism to tame death.
Summary: The objective of this collection of short essays and true stories is to describe and analyze the present "black condition" in the African context. The book recreates the imaginaries of present-day Africa, from the picturesque absurdity of daily life to the political economics of marriage, from the philosophy of menus and table manners to the uses of the body. This welter of stories and ideas illustrates various forms of nihilism and negritude and sketches the hypothesis of an ethic of evil.-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Nihilism : African variations -- Desire's ruses : political economy of marriage -- I eat therefore I am : philosophy of the table -- Poetics of movement : visions of dance and music -- The savor of sin : dialogue around God's funeral -- Ethic of the uses of the body : a theory of self-esteem -- Violence as ethic of evil -- Conclusion. Nihilism to tame death.

The objective of this collection of short essays and true stories is to describe and analyze the present "black condition" in the African context. The book recreates the imaginaries of present-day Africa, from the picturesque absurdity of daily life to the political economics of marriage, from the philosophy of menus and table manners to the uses of the body. This welter of stories and ideas illustrates various forms of nihilism and negritude and sketches the hypothesis of an ethic of evil.-- Provided by publisher

Print version record.

In English.

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