{"product_id":"9781350013117","title":"Sorcery, Totem, and Jihad in African Philosophy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSuspensions: Contemporary Middle Eastern and Islamicate Thought\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSorcery, Totem, and Jihad in African Philosophy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChristopher Wise | Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh | Lucian Stone\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Movements \/ Deconstruction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn this significant new work in African Philosophy, Christopher Wise explores deconstruction's historical indebtedness to Egypto-African civilization and its relevance in Islamicate Africa today. He does so by comparing deconstructive and African thought on the spoken utterance, nothingness, conjuration, the oath or vow, occult sorcery, blood election, violence, circumcision, totemic inscription practices, animal metamorphosis and sacrifice, the Abrahamic, fratricide, and jihad.  Situated against the backdrop of the Ansar Dine's recent jihad in Northern Mali, \u003ci\u003eSorcery, Totem and Jihad in African Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e examines the root causes of the conflict and offers insight into the Sahel's ancient, complex, and vibrant civilization.  This book also demonstrates the relevance of deconstructive thought in the African setting, especially the writing of the Franco-Algerian philosopher Jacques Derrida.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChristopher Wise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis Professor of English at Western Washington University, USA. His is an expert in Comparative Literature, Critical Theory and African Studies and is author of \u003ci\u003eDerrida, Africa and the Middle East \u003c\/i\u003e(2009).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 March 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350013117\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332436131980,"sku":"9781350013117","price":121.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_c471a865-eea6-4000-81b0-fb44d4e348b0.jpg?v=1783603347","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350013117","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}