Existentia Africana: Understanding Africana Existential Thought,9780415926447

Existentia Africana: Understanding Africana Existential Thought

by
Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780415926447
ISBN10: 0415926440
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-04-11
Publisher(s): Routledge
  • Free Shipping Icon

    This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping!*

    *Excludes marketplace orders.

List Price: $58.75

Buy New

Arriving Soon. Will ship when available.
$55.95
Add to Cart

Buy Used

Arriving Soon. Will ship when available.
$41.96
Add to Cart

Rent Textbook

Select for Price
Add to Cart
There was a problem. Please try again later.

Rent Digital

Rent Digital Options
Online:180 Days access
Downloadable:180 Days
$42.90
Online:365 Days access
Downloadable:365 Days
$50.70
Online:1825 Days access
Downloadable:Lifetime Access
$77.99
$42.90
Add to Cart
Buy from our Marketplace starting at $14.50

How Marketplace Works:

  • This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
  • Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
  • Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
  • Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
  • Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.

Summary

The intellectual history of the last quarter of this century has been marked by the growing influence of Africana thought--an area of philosophy that focuses on issues raised by the struggle over ideas in African cultures and their hybrid forms in Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean.Existentia Africanais an engaging and highly readable introduction to the field of Africana philosophy and will help to define this rapidly growing field. Lewis R. Gordon clearly explains Africana existential thought to a general audience, covering a wide range of both classic and contemporary thinkers--from Douglass and DuBois to Fanon, Davis and Zack.

Table of Contents

Preface, with Acknowledgments ix
Africana Philosophy of Existence
1(21)
A Problem of Biography in Africana Thought
22(19)
Frederick Douglass as an Existentialist
41(21)
What Does It Mean to Be a Problem?
62(34)
Mixed Race in Light of Whiteness and Shadows of Blackness
96(22)
Can Men Worship?
118(17)
Recent Africana Religious Thought
135(18)
Existential Borders of Anonymity and Superfluous Invisibility
153(11)
Words and Incantations
164(17)
Notes 181(6)
Works Consulted 187(30)
Index 217

An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.

This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.

By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.

Digital License

You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.

More details can be found here.

A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.

Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.

Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.