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Journal Article
Erna Brodber’s Myal Principle in Afro-Caribbean Literary/Philosophical Discourse
2017
Overview
In mapping the field of Afro-Caribbean philosophy Paget Henry states that, until recently, asserting the \"African heritage\" of Afro-Caribbean philosophy would have elicited much skepticism among academic philosophers. This is attributable to the then widely held assumption that there was no such thing as African philosophy, especially since philosophy was presumed to be the product of Europe, not Africa. African \"wisdom traditions\" are steeped in spirituality, and are defined within the framework of myth, mysticism, sagacity, and proverbial discourses that are structured elements in African cultural systems. From the perspective of Western rationalism, these tenets of African philosophy and spirituality are generally deemed non-rational, (non-philosophical) systems and, according to these prevailing notions of philosophical discourse, are steeped in primitive mythologies, witchcraft, and black magic.
Publisher
College Language Association
