Inventing An African Alphabet

Author : Ramon Sarró
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009199452

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Inventing an African Alphabet by Ramon Sarró Pdf

In 1978, Congolese inventor David Wabeladio Payi (1958–2013) proposed a new writing system, called Mandombe. Since then, Mandombe has grown and now has thousands of learners in not only the Democratic Republic of Congo, but also France, Angola and many other countries. Drawing upon Ramon Sarró's personal friendship with Wabeladio, this book tells the story of Wabeladio, his alphabet and the creativity that both continue to inspire. A member of the Kimbanguist church, which began as an anticolonial movement in 1921, Wabeladio and his script were deeply influenced by spirituality and Kongo culture. Combining biography, art, and religion, Sarró explores a range of ideas, from the role of pilgrimage and landscape in Wabeladio's life, to the intricacies and logic of Mandombe. Sarró situates the creative individual within a rich context of anthropological, historical and philosophical scholarship, offering a new perspective on the relationships between imagination, innovation and revelation.

Author : Eric Walters
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781459819351

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An African Alphabet Read-Along by Eric Walters Pdf

This is an enhanced ebook with a read-along function. An African Alphabet is a vibrant ABC book that introduces babies and toddlers to the unique variety of animals found in Africa. An alphabet for all ages, the stunning linocut-influenced artwork brings an uncommon selection of critters to life in this lively concept book. From aardvark to zebra and all that's in between, little ones will love learning their alphabet with these colorful creatures.

Author : Eric Walters
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781459810716

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An African Alphabet by Eric Walters Pdf

From aardvark to zebra and all that's in between, little ones will love learning their alphabet with these colorful creatures. An African Alphabet is a vibrant ABC book that introduces babies and toddlers to the unique variety of animals found in Africa. An alphabet for all ages, the stunning linocut-influenced artwork brings an uncommon selection of critters to life in this lively concept book.

Author : Johanna Drucker
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780226815800

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Inventing the Alphabet by Johanna Drucker Pdf

The first comprehensive intellectual history of alphabet studies. Inventing the Alphabet provides the first account of two-and-a-half millennia of scholarship on the alphabet. Drawing on decades of research, Johanna Drucker dives into sometimes obscure and esoteric references, dispelling myths and identifying a pantheon of little-known scholars who contributed to our modern understandings of the alphabet, one of the most important inventions in human history. Beginning with Biblical tales and accounts from antiquity, Drucker traces the transmission of ancient Greek thinking about the alphabet’s origin and debates about how Moses learned to read. The book moves through the centuries, finishing with contemporary concepts of the letters in alpha-numeric code used for global communication systems. Along the way, we learn about magical and angelic alphabets, antique inscriptions on coins and artifacts, and the comparative tables of scripts that continue through the development of modern fields of archaeology and paleography. This is the first book to chronicle the story of the intellectual history through which the alphabet has been “invented” as an object of scholarship.

Author : Alex Latimer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Alphabet
ISBN : 1485900638

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The South African Alphabet by Alex Latimer Pdf

Author : Ifeoma Onyefulu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1999-02
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0711213887

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A is for Africa by Ifeoma Onyefulu Pdf

From Beads to Drums to Masquerades, from Grandmother to Yams, this photographic alphabet book captures the rhythms of day-to-day village life in Africa. It reveals not only traditional crafts and customs, but also the African sense of occasion and fun.

Author : Koen Bostoen,Inge Brinkman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781108474184

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The Kongo Kingdom by Koen Bostoen,Inge Brinkman Pdf

A unique and forward-thinking book that sheds new light on the origins, dynamics, and cosmopolitan culture of the Kongo Kingdom from a cross-disciplinary perspective.

Author : Udhedhe Olakpe,Ufuoma Olakpe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 173575711X

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A Is for Agbada by Udhedhe Olakpe,Ufuoma Olakpe Pdf

From debut authors Udhedhe and Ufuoma Olakpe comes a unique and charming alphabet book celebrating the rich culture, delicious foods, fascinating animals, and exciting sights and sounds of life in Africa's most populous country - Nigeria.From A for Agbada to Z for Zuma, this fresh alphabet book takes young readers on an exciting adventure to discover the people, places, lifestyles, and language of life in an African country. Beautiful illustrations from illustrator Gabby Zermeño bring to life the beauty, wonder, and culture of this vast, diverse, and vibrant country

Author : Alex Latimer
Publisher : Penguin Global
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-13
Category : Alphabet books
ISBN : 0143530364

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From Aardvark to Zuma by Alex Latimer Pdf

Identifies each letter of the alphabet with a corresponding plant, animal, character, or location representing South Africa, from the aardvark to Johannesburg and the Xhosa tribe.

Author : Saki Mafundikwa
Publisher : Mark Batty Publisher
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015059227119

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Afrikan Alphabets by Saki Mafundikwa Pdf

Through text and illustrations, describes more than twenty African symbol systems and alphabets used on the continent and in the Diaspora.

Author : Anita Okoye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0990918033

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The ABCs of Africa by Anita Okoye Pdf

The alphabet highlighting African native and/or commonly known fruits and vegetables.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Africa
ISBN : OCLC:1193373742

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An African ABC Featuring Christopher, Lauren & the Cat by Anonim Pdf

An alphabet book featuring places, plant life, animals, and other aspects of Africa. Includes glossary with more detailed information about the words used.

Author : Jeffrey Daniels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0976050846

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Alphabet of Black Cultures by Jeffrey Daniels Pdf

From A to Z, Alphabet of Black Cultures is a picture book celebrating a world connected by African heritage. Using the alphabet as a guide, learners of all ages are invited to explore inventions, music, games, customs, and more.

Author : Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135013493

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The History of Africa by Molefi Kete Asante Pdf

There is a paradox about Africa: it remains a subject that attracts considerable attention yet rarely is there a full appreciation of its complexity. African historiography has typically consisted of writing Africa for Europe—instead of writing Africa for itself, as itself, from its own perspectives. The History of Africa redresses this by letting the perspectives of Africans themselves take center stage. Authoritative and comprehensive, this book provides a wide-ranging history of Africa from earliest prehistory to the present day—using the cultural, social, political, and economic lenses of Africa as instruments to illuminate the ordinary lives of Africans. The result is a fresh survey that includes a wealth of indigenous ideas, African concepts, and traditional outlooks that have escaped the writing of African history in the West. The new edition includes information on the Arab Spring, the rise of FrancAfrica, the presence of the Chinese in Africa, and the birth of South Sudan. The chapters go up to the present day, addressing US President Barack Obama's policies toward Africa. A new companion website provides students and scholars of Africa with access to a wealth of supporting resources for each chapter, including images, video and audio clips, and links to sites for further research. This straightforward, illustrated, and factual text allows the reader to access the major developments, personalities, and events on the African continent. This groundbreaking survey is an indispensable guide to African history.

Author : Gerald Hausman,Kelvin Rodriques
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 0312139195

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African-American Alphabet by Gerald Hausman,Kelvin Rodriques Pdf

"Africa, the cradle of humanity, is a snake that swallows its own tail, a circle that has no beginning or end, a cosmos that is wholly inclusive, without limits or boundaries of any measurable kind. Africa is the sacred birth-mother to mankind, and thus her blessing and heritage embrace us all. Here, in African-American Alphabet, Gerald Hausman and Kelvin Rodriques seek to capture the vast wisdom and heritage of Mother Africa and to honor the common spirit that binds us, as a people, to our shared genesis." "African-American Alphabet is an historic and poetic A-to-Z collection of legends, traditions, and symbols that represents the great depth and breadth of African, Caribbean, and African-American culture. A work that, among other things, reinterprets slavery as an historical and cultural legacy, African-American Alphabet explores and illustrates the many ways that African-Americans and West Indians of the past bravely sought empowerment in the face of cruelty and suffering through the disciplines of magic, dance, drum, song, and story." "Each chapter is introduced by a key word whose significance to the culture is then demonstrated through examples of poetry, song, essay, interview, and myth, with material dating as far back as ancient Egypt or as recently as today." "Over fifty entries, including * Banjo * Conjure * Duppy * Father * Juba * Indigo * Nine Night * Obeah * Serpent * and Trickster are accompanied by over one hundred stunning photographs and illustrations."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved