Book contents
- Inventing an African Alphabet
- The International African Library
- Inventing an African Alphabet
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Glyphs
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Introduction
- 1 A Writing Lesson (in Luanda)
- Part II Biography
- Part III Writing, Art, and Kongo Culture
- Part IV Discussion
- References
- Index
- Titles in the Series
1 - A Writing Lesson (in Luanda)
from Part I - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 February 2023
- Inventing an African Alphabet
- The International African Library
- Inventing an African Alphabet
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Glyphs
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Introduction
- 1 A Writing Lesson (in Luanda)
- Part II Biography
- Part III Writing, Art, and Kongo Culture
- Part IV Discussion
- References
- Index
- Titles in the Series
Summary
Chapter 1 introduces the main topics of the book: theories about the invention of writing systems, the role of the individual in theories of creativity, and the importance of the indigenous alphabet known as Mandombe to provide dignity to the Kongo.
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- Inventing an African AlphabetWriting, Art, and Kongo Culture in the DRC, pp. 3 - 28Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023