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Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9781009199483
- ISBN-10: 100919948X
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: September 2024
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.46 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.66 pounds
- Page Count: 218
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