Welcome Guest
ART
Aesthetics
Architecture
Art
Art [Buddhist]
Art [Western]
Art Criticism
Art Magazine
Carpets
Iconography
Interior Decoration
Jewelry
Movie
Music Theatre And Dance
Numismatic
Painting [Folk]
Painting [Miniature]
Painting [Modern]
Photography
Pottery
Sculpture
Textile

ASTROLOGY
Astrology

AUTOBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY MEMORIES
Autobiography/Biography/Memories

BANARAS
Banaras

CHILDREN SECTION
Children Books

CLASSICS [FICTION & NON FICTION]
Classics

ECONOMICS & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Economics

ENVIRONMENT
Ecology

FICTION
Fiction [India]
Fiction [Science]
Fiction [World]
Graphic Novels

FOLKLORE MYTHS & LEGENDS
Folklore

GEOGRAPHY, MAP & ATLAS
Geography
Map

GRAPHIC FICTION/NON FICTION
GRAPHIC NON FICTION

HEALTH & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ayurveda & Healing
Cooking
Self Help
Yoga

HUMANITIES
Anthropology
Archaeology
Caste
Cultural Studies
Diaspora / Migration
Education
Epigraphy
Gandhi
Gender Studies
General
Globalization
History
Law
Media
Medical Anthropology
Methodology
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Tribal Studies
Visual Anthropology

KAMASUTRA
Kama Sutra

LANGUAGE
Language/Linguistic

LITERATURE AND LITERARY STUDIES
Anthology
Essays
Hindi Literature / Criticism
History Of Literature
Literary Criticism/Literary Theory
Play
Poetry
Reportage
Sanskrit Literature

MANUSCRIPT
Manuscript

MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE
Astronomy
Mathematics
Science

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION
Bhakti
Buddhism
Chinese Philosophy
Christianity
Continental Philosophy
Gita
Gods & Goddess
Greek Philosophy
Hinduism
Indian Philosophy
Islam
Jainism
Judaism
Mahabharata
Mantra
Mysticism
Mythology
Osho
Pilgrimage Studies
Purana
Ramayana
Religion
Saint & Sages
Sikhism
Spritual
Sufism
Tantra
Taoism
Theosophical Literature
Upanisads
Vaisnavism
Veda
Vedanta Philosophy
Western Philosophy
Zarathushtra
Zen

REFERENCE
Dictionary
Quotation

TRAVEL WRITING & HOLIDAY GUIDES
Travel Guide
Travel Writing

WILDLIFE TREES & PLANTS
Wild Life

Bestsellers
Book Details
African Art As Philosophy : Senghor Bergson And The Idea Of Negritude
Author: Soulemane Bachir Diagne And Translated By Chike Jeffers
ISBN: 9781906497897
Binding: Hard Cover
Publishing Year: 2011
Publisher: Seagull Books
Number of Pages: 210
Availabity:
Out Of Stock
Delivery:
3-6 business days
INR 550.00
Qty:
ADD TO CART
About Book
Leopold Sedar Senghor (1906-2001) was a Senegalese poet and philosopher who in 1960 also became the first president of the Republic of Senegal. In "African Art as Philosophy", Souleymane Bachir Diagne takes a unique approach to reading Senghor's influential works, taking as the starting point for his analysis Henri Bergson's idea that in order to understand philosophers one must find the initial intuition from which every aspect of their work develops. In the case of Senghor, Diagne argues that his primordial intuition is that African art is a philosophy. To further this point, Diagne looks at what Senghor called the "1889 Revolution," and the influential writers and publications of that time - specifically Nietzsche and Rimbaud, as well as Bergson's Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness. The 1889 Revolution, Senghor claims, is what led him to the understanding of the 'Vitalism' at the core of African religions and beliefs that found expression in the arts. This book offers a distinct, incisive look at an important figure in African literature and politics that will be welcomed by scholars in African studies and philosophy.
About Author
Souleymane Bachir Diagne is professor in the Departments of French and Philosophy at Columbia University. His other books include Islam et societe ouverte, La fidelite et le mouvement dans la pensee de Muhammad Iqbal, and 100 mots pour dire l'islam. Chike Jeffers teaches in the Department of Philosophy at Northwestern University. He has also translated Aime Cesaire's Letter to Maurice Thorez.
Related
Books


THE ART OF DIREMPTION on the powerlessness of art THE ART OF DIREMPTION on the powerlessness of art
Author: LEONHARD EMMERLING
Publisher: SEAGULL BOOKS
Year of Publishing: 2021
Binding Type: Hard Cover
Status: In Stock
INR 499.00
add iconADD TO CART
VIEW DETAILS


The Story Of Modern Art The Story Of Modern Art
Author: Norbert Lynton
Publisher: Phaidon
Year of Publishing: 2010
Binding Type: Paper Back
Status: In Stock
INR 1426.00
add iconADD TO CART
VIEW DETAILS


A Cubism Reader : Documents And Criticism 1906-1914 A Cubism Reader : Documents And Criticism 1906-1914
Author: Mark Antliff
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Year of Publishing: 2008
Binding Type: Paper Back
Status: In Stock
INR 2900.00
add iconADD TO CART
VIEW DETAILS


Keeping A Rendezvous Keeping A Rendezvous
Author: John Berger
Publisher: Vintage
Year of Publishing: 1991
Binding Type: Paper Back
Status: In Stock
INR 899.00
add iconADD TO CART
VIEW DETAILS


Nothing If Not Critical : Seleted Essays On Art And Artists Nothing If Not Critical : Seleted Essays On Art And Artists
Author: Robert Hughes
Publisher: Penguin
Year of Publishing: 1992
Binding Type: Paper Back
Status: In Stock
INR 799.00
add iconADD TO CART
VIEW DETAILS


Much Maligned Monsters : A History of European Reactions to Indian Art Much Maligned Monsters : A History of European Reactions to Indian Art
Author: Partha Mitter
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year of Publishing: 2013
Binding Type: Hard Cover
Status: In Stock
INR 1895.00
add iconADD TO CART
VIEW DETAILS
Copyright © 2022 Harmony - The Book Shop
Designed & Developed by Deltagare Technologies
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • instagram