Be Careful!!! Don't lose your mind.......
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This is a great thread. I have heard this book discussed in some of my grad school circles. Interesting.. no one thinks of European culture as pathological, but in many ways it is.
Marimba Ani
Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior
Within the nature of European culture there exists a statement of value or of "moral" behavior that has no meaning for the members of that culture. I call this the "rhetorical ethic;" it is of great importance for the understanding of the dynamics of the culture. The concepts of traditional European anthropology are inadequate to explain the phenomenon to which I am referring here, as it has no counterpart in the types of cultures to which anthropologists have generally directed their attention in the past. But with the concept of asili, which facilitates an ideological approach to the study of culture, the rhetorical ethic becomes visible; even compelling. It fits the logic of the European asili, assisting the culture in the achievement and maintenance of power. Without this interpretation certain manifestations within the verbal iconography of the culture appear to be inconsistent with its underlying ideological thrust. And that simply would not make sense. Let us see how the mechanism of the rhetorical ethic works.
Don't be scared.............
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This is a must read! Yurugu is in my top ten!
Marimba Ani creates a formative definition of idologies that explain the workings of the european. She doesn't rely on european definitons to explain themselves. This book was out of print for years, but is recently back in print. if you haven't read it, please do so! It's a long read, but the sister definately did her homework.
Author: Marimba Ani
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I - Thought And Iconography
Ch. 1 - Utamawazo: The Cultural Structuring of Thought
Ch. 2 - Religion and Ideology
Ch. 3 - Aesthetic: The Power of Symbols
Part II - Image And National Consciousness
Ch. 4 - Self-Image
Ch. 5 - Image of Others
Part III - Behavior And Ethics
Ch. 6 - Rhetoric and Behavior
Ch. 7 - Intracultural Behavior
Ch. 8 - Behavior Towards Others
Part IV - Ideology
Ch. 9 - Progress as Ideology
Ch. 10 - Universalism: The Syntax of Cultural Imperialism
The Author's description of her book:"This study of Europe is an intentionally aggressive polemic. It is an assault upon the European paradigm; a repudiation of its essence. It is initiated with the intention of contributing to the process of demystification necessary for those of us who would liberate ourselves from European intellectual imperialism.
"Europe's political domination of Africa and much of the "non-European" world has been accompanied by a relentless cultural and psychological rape and by devastating economic exploitation. But what has compelled me to write this book is the conviction that beneath this deadly onslaught lies a stultifying intellectual mystification that prevents Europe's political victims from thinking in a manner that would lead to authentic self-determination.
"Intellectual decolonization is a prerequisite for the creation of successful political challenges to the present situation. Europe's imperialistic success can be accredited not so much to superior military might, as to the weapon of culture: The former ensures more immediate control but requires continual physical force for the maintenance of power, while the later succeeds in long-lasting dominance that enlists the cooperation of its victims (i.e., pacification of the will).
"The secret Europeans discovered early in their history is that culture carries rules for thinking, and that if you could impose your culture on your victims you could limit the creativity of their vision, destroying their ability to act with will and intent and in their own interest. The truth is that we are all "intellectuals," all potential visionaries.
"This book discusses the evolution of that process of imposition as well as the characteristics of cultural beings who find it necessary to impose their will on others. It is not a simple process to explain, since the tools we need in order to dissect it have been taken from us through colonial miseducation. It is necessary to begin, therefore, with a painful weaning from the very epistemological assumptions that strangle us. The weaning takes patience and commitment, but the liberation of our minds is well worth the struggle."
Fear is the enemy..............
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I was trying to find the pdf or ebook version of this to add to my thread here and share, but I have to purchase the book and then make it into the ebook to share.
Thanks for the libation.
Yeah, this purchase is worth it........
it changes your approach to the whole racism thing
Yeah, this purchase is worth it........
it changes your approach to the whole racism thing
From the 1st when I ordered it I finally received it...
on page 34 and see 2 distinct patterns of my own thoughts which it represented as European processes...
Turning this into a pdf is going to be a labor of love... 636 pages
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I have had this bookmarked for a minute. Decided to finally catch this 11 minute + video.
I will be adding these books to my list to read before the year is out.
I will be adding these books to my list to read before the year is out.
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