
Mongameli Mabona
His Life and Work
Ernst Wolff
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VIEW Edited volume - free ebook - ePUB VIEW Edited volume - free ebook - PDFThe life and work of a remarkably versatile and
pioneering South African thinker
Mongameli Anthony Mabona
(1929) is a singular South African scholar with an exceptional life path. Yet, he is a wrongly forgotten figure today. British imperialism and apartheid shaped the world into which he
was born and, to a large extent, these powers carved out his destiny for him.
Nevertheless, a curious set of coincidences enabled him to obtain a tertiary
education as a priest, to pursue his doctoral studies in Italy and to befriend
Alioune Diop. He is one of the first published philosophers of Anglophone
Africa and holds doctorates in theology and anthropology. His opposition to
institutionalized racism – an opposition which included his co-authoring the
1970 “Black Priests’ Manifesto” – eventually led to his exile. This book is the first study of any kind devoted to Mabona. It documents his life and offers a synoptic reading of his
scholarly and poetic work.
Ebook available in Open Access.
This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).
PART 1 - LIFE
1. Xhosaland: A history of confrontations
2. (Dis)Union: The world of Mabona’s youth (1910 to the mid 1950s)
3. Enter Mongameli
4. Ixopo – Catholic background (2)
4. Italy
Excursion: The journal Présence Africaine
5. Back home? Apartheid, St. Peter’s, SPOBA
6. London and Switzerland: Politics or anthropology?
Timeline
Format: Monograph - paperback
Size: 234 × 156 × 12 mm
202 pages
ISBN: 9789462702554
Publication: December 02, 2020
Languages: English
Stock item number: 138865