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Week 5: Divinity & Nature: Ancient & Traditional Accounts of the Beginning

• Ancient Kemet
• Bambara of Mali
• Yoruba of Nigeria
• Kuba of Zaire (Congo DRC)
• Dogon of Mali
• Fon of Benin
• Igbo of Nigeria
• Songye of Zaire (Congo DRC)

Reading: Kamalu, C. (1998). Person, Divinity and Nature. London: Karnak House., pp 103-130.

Griaule, M. (1970). Conversations with Ogotemmeli: An introduction to Dogon religious ideas. Oxford: Oxford University Press., pp. 1-40.

Obenga, T. (2004). African philosophy: The Pharaonic period, 2780-330 B.C. Popenguine, Senegal: Per Ankh., pp. 29-90.

Course Description and Objectives

The Kmt(.y.w) Thinkers Program aims to fill a gap in the epistemological universe of the typical MPhil/PhD student regarding world philosophies. The course introduces students to the core principles, modes, patterns, and history of thought and knowledge production in Kmt and the Kmt(.y.w) World, from antiquity to the present.

Throughout the course, students are introduced to a variety of fundamentally Kmt(.y.w) concepts and ideas applicable to the development of contemporary indigenous Kmt(.y.w) theoretical and conceptual frameworks for use in their own research. As such, students acquire familiarity with rich and profound interdisciplinary primary sources (e.g., astronomy, medicine, literature, etc.). They are also introduced to the writings of classical and contemporary Kmt(.y.w) philosophers and gain an understanding of pertinent evaluative criteria and organizing principles to assist in developing their own research in innovative ways.

This course combines lectures, discussions, and class presentations, as well as guest lectures and field trips, as the primary modes of teaching.

By the end of the course, students will have:

• acquired an understanding of the cosmology undergirding Kmt(.y.w) Thought and Philosophy;

• developed tools of analysis for differentiating among cosmologies of the world;

• gained exposure to the manifestations of the fundamental tenets of the Kmt(.y.w) Worldview throughout the continent and the diaspora; and

• become familiar with innovative approaches to the study of Kmt(.y.w) Thought and their implementation in Kmt(.y.w) Studies research.