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Inventing an African Alphabet
Ramon Sarró
出版Cambridge University Press, 2023-02-23
主題Foreign Language Study / African LanguagesHistory / Africa / GeneralLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Alphabets & Writing SystemsLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN10091994989781009199490
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=UMaoEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In 1978, Congolese inventor David Wabeladio Payi (1958-2013) proposed a new writing system, called Mandombe. Since then, Mandombe has grown and now has thousands of learners in not only the Democratic Republic of Congo, but also France, Angola and many other countries. Drawing upon Ramon Sarró's personal friendship with Wabeladio, this book tells the story of Wabeladio, his alphabet and the creativity that both continue to inspire. A member of the Kimbanguist church, which began as an anticolonial movement in 1921, Wabeladio and his script were deeply influenced by spirituality and Kongo culture. Combining biography, art, and religion, Sarró explores a range of ideas, from the role of pilgrimage and landscape in Wabeladio's life, to the intricacies and logic of Mandombe. Sarró situates the creative individual within a rich context of anthropological, historical and philosophical scholarship, offering a new perspective on the relationships between imagination, innovation and revelation.