Inventing an African Alphabet (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781009199483)

Focusing on the Mandombe alphabet and the life-story of its inventor, David Wabeladio Payi, Ramon SarrÃ3 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.

Author: Ramon Sarró
ISBN-10: 100919948X
ISBN-13: 9781009199483
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/19/2024
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d