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Maulana Karenga - An Intellectual Portrait (Hardcover)
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Maulana Karenga - An Intellectual Portrait (Hardcover)
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In this book, the most prolific contemporary African American
scholar and cultural theorist Molefi Kete Asante leads the reader
on an informative journey through the mind of Maulana Karenga, one
of the key cultural thinkers of our time. Not only is Karenga the
creator of Kwanzaa, an extensive and widespread celebratory holiday
based on his philosophy of Kawaida, he is an activist-scholar
committed to a "dignity-affirming" life for all human beings.
Asante examines the sources of Karenga's intellectual
preoccupations and demonstrates that Karenga's concerns with the
liberation narratives and mythic realities of African people are
rooted in the best interests of a collective humanity. The book
shows Karenga to be an intellectual giant willing to practice his
theories in order to manifest his intense emotional attachment to
culture, truth and justice. Asante's enlightening presentation and
riveting critique of Karenga's works reveal a compelling account of
a thinker whose contributions extend far beyond the Academy.
Although Karenga began his career as a student activist, a civil
rights leader, a Pan Africanist, and a culturalist, he ultimately
succeeds in turning his fierce commitment to truth toward
dissecting political, social, and ethical issues. Asante carefully
analyzes Karenga's important works on Black Studies, but also his
earlier works on culture and his later works on ethics, such as The
Husia, and Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings.
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