Munyaradzi Felix Murove

African Spirituality and Ethics

Decolonising a False Dichotomy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the symbiotic relationship that exists between African spirituality and ethics. Felix Murove discusses how these two concepts are entwined, and illustrates how they play a role in applied ethical issues. He argues that the general understanding of spirituality in Africa stems from Christianity, which has had a negative impact on African indigenous spirituality. The conceptual tools that run throughout the book are considerably Afro-centric, a methodological strategy which inevitably requires the reader to adopt some prior willingness to learn these Afro-centric concepts without easily resorting to western Christian and philosophical categories of thought. The book advocates for an Afro-centric conceptualization of spirituality and ethics, and encourages the reader to adopt a more holistic approach to African spirituality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature Switzerland / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-45589-6
• 1st ed. 2023
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9783031455896
• ISBN-10: 3031455894
• Artikelnr.: 68789723

Autorenporträt

Munyaradzi Felix Murove is a research associate at the University of the Free State, South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction.- 2 The Politicization of Spirituality in Southern Africa.- 3 Essentials of African Spirituality.- 4 A Symbiotic Relationship Between African Spirituality and Ethics.- 5 African Spirituality as the Foundation for a Relational Ethic.- 6 African Communitarian Ethics and Spirituality.- 7 Healing in African Spirituality and Ethics.