Publisher: NISC (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
Pages: 228
Year: 2017
Category: Philosophy, Social Sciences
Dimensions: 210 x 148 mm
Indigenous Shona Philosophy
Reconstructive Insights
Some of the most provocative questions confronting philosophers in
Africa are grounded in the historical memory of conquest and the
peripheralisation the continent. Mungwini offers a critical
reconstruction of indigenous Shona philosophy as an aspect of the
African intellectual heritage held hostage by colonial modernity. In
this comprehensive work, he lays bare the thoughts of the Shona, who are
credited with the founding of the ancient Great Zimbabwe civilisation.
Retracing the epistemic thread in the fabric of Shona culture and
philosophy, he explores the assumptions that inform their thinking. The
exchange of such knowledge is fundamental to the future of humanity.
£31.00 – £33.00
About the author
Pascah Mungwini is a professor of philosophy in the Department of
Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology, at the University of
South Africa. He received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of
Zimbabwe. Over the years, he has taught philosophy in a number of
universities in the region including the University of Zimbabwe, Great
Zimbabwe University, the National University of Lesotho and the
University of Venda. His research interests are mainly in African
philosophy, particularly the question of epistemic liberation and the
place of the African intellectual heritage. He has published widely on a
number of issues in African philosophy. Among his most recent
publications are ‘Dialogue as the Negation of Hegemony: An African
Perspective’, and ‘The Question of Re-centering Africa: Thoughts and
Issues from the Global South’, which appear in the South African Journal
of Philosophy.
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