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This group is for the exploration of classical and traditional African deep thought (what some refer to... View more
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African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year ago
“The traditional social system of the Kôngo does not permit rich people to lead national or community institutions because a proverb says a rich man never talks or fights for other people’s interests unless it is to further his own interest. [Mvwâma nsusu; kanwâna, mâki mandi katânini]…”
-Kimbwandende Kia Bunseki Fu-Kiau, African Cosmology of the…
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year ago
“Individual wealth of all kinds above the accepted standard of necessary goods, is considered a crime. One says that this kind of wealth could not be accumulated without exploiting [wuka/yiba] other members of the community.”
-Kimbwandende Kia Bunseki Fu-Kiau, African Cosmology of the Bântu-Kôngo
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors 2 years ago ·
Register today for the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations Midwest Region annual conference!
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors 2 years ago
Wanda ruwa ke kokarin cinyewa ko takobi ka mika masa sai ya kama.
“Whoever is threatened with being swept away by the waters will not hesitate to grab the sword held out to them.”
-Hausa proverb
Explanation: People will embrace any hope, even a perilous one when faced with certain doom.
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