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Article: Oral Traditions as Philosophy: Okot p'Bitek's Legacy for African Philosophy.(Book Review)
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- African Studies Quarterly
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- March 22, 2005
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Oral Traditions as Philosophy: Okot p'Bitek's Legacy for African Philosophy. Samuel Oluoch Imbo. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2002. 181 pp.
Okot p'Bitek is among Africa's best known authors, although as Samuel Oluoch Imbo laments, "the full influence of his legacy has not been appreciated, ... his views on important philosophical issues remain unexplored." (xviii-xix) Yet p'Bitek's efforts of linking poetry and everyday living to philosophy could benefit contemporary discussions in African philosophy. In his aim of revamping and generating more interest in p'Bitek's views, Imbo has no doubt used his efforts resourcefully. The text not only locates ...
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