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Showing 1 - 10 of 252 Products Page 1 <-- Page 1 --> Page 2 Product Description Availability Price The Science of the Dogon: Decoding the African Mystery Tradition Brand: Inner Traditions - Part: A look at the close resemblance between the creation and structure of matter in both Dogon mythology and modern science • Reveals striking similarities between Dogon symbols and those used in both the Egyptian and Hebrew religions • Demonstrates the parallels between Dogon mythical narratives and scientific concepts from atomic theory to quantum theory and string theory The Dogon people of Mali, West Africa, are famous for their unique art and advanced cosmology. The Dogon’s creation story describes how the one true god, Amma, created all the matter of the universe. Interestingly, the myths that depict his creative efforts bear a striking resemblance to the modern scientific definitions of matter, beginning with the atom and continuing all the way to the vibrating threads of string theory. Furthermore, many of the Dogon words, symbols, and rituals used to describe the structure of matter are quite similar to those found in the myths of ancient Egypt and in the daily rituals of Judaism. For example, the modern scientific depiction of the informed universe as a black hole is identical to Amma’s Egg of the Dogon and the Egyptian Benben Stone. The ... In Stock $16.95 $9.47 Prisoners of Freedom: Human Rights and the African Poor (California Series in Public Anthropology) Brand: University of California Press - Part: In this vivid ethnography, Harri Englund investigates how ideas of freedom impede struggles against poverty and injustice in emerging democracies. Reaching beyond a ... In Stock $24.95 $17.83 Dancing Prophets: Musical Experience in Tumbuka Healing (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology) Brand: University Of Chicago Press - Part: For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are saturated with music. In this groundbreaking ethnography, Steven M. Friedson explores a health ca... In Stock $27.50 $26.47 The Dance of Politics: Gender, Performance, and Democratization in Malawi (African Soundscapes) Brand: Temple University Press - Part: Election campaigns, political events, and national celebration days in Malawi usually feature groups of women who dance and perform songs of praise for politi... In Stock $64.50 $50.78 Magomero: Portrait of an African Village Brand: Cambridge University Press - Part: An insider's view of African historians' principal concerns--the slave trade, Christian missions, colonialism, land alienation and nationalism--is presented through ... In Stock $45.00 $5.00 Law, Custom, and Social Order: The Colonial Experience in Malawi and Zambia (Classics of African Studies Series) Brand: Heinemann - Part: This book explores the historical formation during the colonial period of that part of African law know as customary law.... Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item. $41.25 $36.14 Wildlife And Landscapes In Malawi: Selected Essays On Natural History Brand: Trafford Publishing - Part: A pioneer ethnobiologist Brian Morris has been studying the wildlife of Malawi for over forty years, and has spent more than a decade of his life living... In Stock $21.79 The Chiwaya War: Malawians In The First World War (History and Warfare Series) Brand: Westview Press - Part: The fascinating story of how most of the adult male population of this African country was pulled, for the most part unwillingly, into the horrors of a modern war. B... In Stock $463.88 Showing 1 - 10 of 252 Products Page 1 <-- Page 1 --> Page 2