African cultural and philosophical studies

In the opening pages of The African Novel of Ideas, Jeanne-Marie Jackson muses on the life of the Fante intellectual David Eyiku Awotwi: a life filled with cosmopolitan affiliations, travel, political activism, social engagement, and responsibilities—but also with hours of solitary study and meditative walks around th…

Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1959) presents Iboland (western Nigeria) in the period between 1850-1900, covering life both before and after the arrival of British colonies and Christian missionaries.In this novel, Achebe offers an almost documentary account of the daily life, customs, ceremonies a…

• ÇİĞDEM PALA MULL

Since the numerous calls for developing a truly global and plural IR discipline, a growing spate of IR studies have sought to contextualize and critique the Euro-centeredness of the field. One of the most significant problems scholars have pointed out is the hegemonic status of Anglo-American IR theories, which seemin…

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Purpose This study aims to investigate and optimize energy consumption during the bandsaw cutting of aluminium alloys commonly used in industry. By examining the influence of cutting speed, material type and tool wear on energy efficiency and tool performance, the research seeks to identify optimal process parameters…

• OSMAN ÖZDAMAR

Summary This article focuses on J.M. Coetzee's Life & Times of Michael K (1983) in light of current theoretical concerns with issues of sovereignty and the state (raised by, among others, Hardt and Negri and Agamben), issues which Coetzee explicitly addresses in his recent Diary of a Bad Year. I analyse the novel's en…

This study critiques study of African religions as a singular phenomenon under the umbrella term "African Traditional Religion" and rejects this reductionist approach, suggesting that a more detailed approach that recognises the diversity and plurality of religions on the African continent would allow for more insight…

• OSMAN ŞAHİN

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Makalenin konusu, geleneksel Yoruba dininde yaygın Orişalardır. Orişalar tanrısal varlıklardır. İnsanlar ile tanrısal alem ve Olodumare arasında aracı konumundadırlar. Eksik, sınırlı ve tabii olanlardır. İnsana benzer özellikler taşırlar. Yaygın Orişalar, mitolojide görevleri ve özellikleriyle önemli noktada duran ve…

Dünyada çevre sorunları hızla artarken, bu sorunlardan sadece gelişmiş Batılı devletler değil, Afrika gibi sömürgeciliğe maruz kalmış coğrafyalar da nasibini almıştır. Dünyayı böylesine geniş ölçüde etkileyen çevre sorunları, özünde insan ile doğa arasındaki ilişkinin nasıl olması gerektiği üzerine eğilen çevre etiğin…

• MEHMET ÖZTÜRK