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Mongameli Mabona: His Life and Work by Ernst Wolff

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Mongameli Anthony Mabona (1929-) is a singular South African scholar with an exceptional life path. The history of British imperialism and apartheid shaped the world into which he was born. To a large extent, these powers had his destiny carved out for him. Nevertheless, a curious set of coincidences enabled him to obtain a tertiary education as a priest, to pursue his doctoral studies in Italy and to befriend Alioune Diop. He is one of the first published philosophers of Anglophone Africa and holds doctorates in theology and anthropology. His opposition to institutionalised racism--including co-authoring the 1970 "Black Priests' Manifesto--"eventually led to his exile. This book documents his life and offers a synoptic reading of his scholarly and poetic work. Free ebook available at OAPEN Library, JSTOR and Project Muse

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Ernst Wolff is Professor of Philosophy at the KU Leuven and Extraordinary Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pretoria.

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De auteur, zelf van Zuid-Afrikaanse origine maar momenteel docerend aan het Hoger Instituut voor Hoger Wijsbegeerte in Leuven, heeft een lovenswaardige poging ondernomen om deze landgenoot meer onder de aandacht te brengen. Naar mijn mening is hij daar voortreffelijk in geslaagd. De sterkte van de voorstelling van deze (ondertussen hoogbejaarde) Afrikaanse denker, geboren in 1929, is het feit dat zijn biograaf hem zeven keer heeft kunnen interviewen in een tijdsverloop van twee jaar, zodat er tijd was om, na het nodige onderzoek, in de diepte van zijn denken te gaan. Het boek biedt een voorbeeld om ook voor andere Afrikaanse filosofen (de evoluties van) hun denken tegen een sociopolitieke en historische achtergrond te schetsen, omdat die voor veel Afrikaanse filosofen een belangrijke rol speelt, wellicht meer dan in Europa.

Herman Lodewyckx, Tijdschrift voor Filosofie: Louvain Journal of Philosophy 83 (2021), nr. 3


Assieme alla contestualizzazione storico-politica e biografica, l'analisi che l'autore offre del pensiero di Mabona fornisce un ottimo strumento per chi volesse approfondirlo criticamente nei suoi vari aspetti, ad esempio mediante confronti con gli altri pensatori (sud)africani a lui contemporanei. Nel caso dell'etnofilosofia, si potrebbe pensare a filosofi quali Tempels, Kagame e Mbiti, ma anche a coloro i quali sono critici verso questa corrente di pensiero, come Eboussi-Boulaga, Hountondji e Towa. In ragione delle tematiche affrontate, il libro di Wolff puo essere inoltre di grande interesse per chi studi la storia intellettuale del Sudafrica (non soltanto riguardo alla filosofia, ma anche all'antropologia, alla teologia e alla poesia). Esso si rivelera altresi molto utile per chi vi esamini il ruolo del cristianesimo, della "Black theology" e del "Black Consciousness movement", per chi si occupi dei lavori e degli autori legati a "Presence africaine", ed infine per chi indaghi la storia del pensiero e della cultura europee nel loro rapporto con quella africana, il cui dialogo e stato da sempre al centro delle riflessioni di Mongameli Mabona. Marco Angella, Filosofia
Politica, 2/21, Agosto 2021


This introduction to the life and ideas of a (mostly) forgotten thinker will be of considerable interest and use to religious, philosophical, anthropological,intellectual, and Black Consciousness studies, with Wolff laying bedrock for further research, including, we hope, a more detailed tome. If today Mabona may seem marginal in the big scheme of things, with his broader impact and his audience in South Africa (especially for his writings in Francophone journals that are little read there) limited, this interesting book reminds us that history consists in the lives, thoughts, and actions of innumerablesuch people deserving of attention.
Peter Limb, African Studies Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, March 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2021.130


Ernst Wolff hat mit diesem Buch eine wichtige afrikanische Stimme neu entdeckt, einen faszinierenden Lebensweg rekonstruiert und einen bedeutsamen Beitrag zur intellektuellen und politischen Geschichte Sudafrikas geleistet.
Christoph Marx, sehepunkte 22 (2022), Nr. 11 [15.11.2022], URL: http://www.sehepunkte.de/2022/11/37500.html


The historical background of South Africa and the Xhosa was well written, succinct, to the point, and as neutral as can be written about South African history. Mongameli Mabona played a minor role in this complex history and this is documented accurately in this well-written biography. Hermen Kroesbergen, Anthropos 117.2022





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ISBN 9789462702554
Author Ernst Wolff
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Leuven University Press
Publisher Leuven University Press
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 12mm

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