African Life and CustomsBlack Classic Press, 1994 - 91 pàgines In African Life and Customs, Blyden examined the culture of "pure" Africans-- those untouched by European and Asiatic influences. He identified the family as the basic unit in African society and polygamy as the foundation of African families. He described African social systems as cooperative; everyone worked for each other. No one went without work, food, or clothing. Blyden challenged white racial theorists who held Africans were inferior and whose arguments supported their preconceived ideas. He assumed Africans to be "distinct" rather than inferior, and he analyzed African culture within the context of African social experiences. |
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African Life and Customs: Reprinted from the Sierra Leone Weekly News Edward Wilmot Blyden Visualització de fragments - 1969 |
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