A survey of the aesthetic and cultural aspects of myth, with a case-study of the "Story of Kintu" from Buganda (Uganda), as a contribution to the philosophical investigations in oral traditions. Disserta
A survey of the aesthetic and cultural aspects of myth, with a case-study of the "Story of Kintu" from Buganda (Uganda), as a contribution to the philosophical investigations in oral traditions. Disserta
Oral traditions constitute one of the central items within the philosophical investigations in Africa. The spectrum of the oral traditions covers fields such as customs, rituals, religious beliefs, oral narratives, etc. The 'Story of Kintu' from Buganda (Uganda) is a typical narrative whose texture reflects these various dimensions. The study here presents a hermeneutical analysis of this oral-narrative-text, as a contribution to the current discourse concerning the constitution and nature of African philosophy.
Oral traditions constitute one of the central items within the philosophical investigations in Africa. The spectrum of the oral traditions covers fields such as customs, rituals, religious beliefs, oral narratives, etc. The 'Story of Kintu' from Buganda (Uganda) is a typical narrative whose texture reflects these various dimensions. The study here presents a hermeneutical analysis of this oral-narrative-text, as a contribution to the current discourse concerning the constitution and nature of African philosophy.
Produktdetails
Produktdetails
Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Européenne 460
The Author: Joachim Mugalu was born on the Buvuma Islands of Lake Victoria, Uganda, in 1961. He studied Philosophy at Katigondo National Major Seminary, Masaka, from 1979 to 1982, and Theology at the Pontifical Urban University, Rome, from 1982 to 1985. He made his doctoral studies in Philosophy at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany, from 1988 to 1994.
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Contents: Myths originate primarily as a means to solving some fundamental problems, - at the cognitive level, - or as a medium for depicting some basic experiential values. This is the working hypothesis of the structuralistic analysis of myths and rituals. The Kintu story employs the episode of a marriage/family drama in order to portray, and subsequently 'solve', the problematic of mortality and evil as encountered in the experiential world.
Contents: Myths originate primarily as a means to solving some fundamental problems, - at the cognitive level, - or as a medium for depicting some basic experiential values. This is the working hypothesis of the structuralistic analysis of myths and rituals. The Kintu story employs the episode of a marriage/family drama in order to portray, and subsequently 'solve', the problematic of mortality and evil as encountered in the experiential world.
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