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V. Y. Mudimbe. Parables and Fables: Exegesis, Textuality, and Politics in Central Africa. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1991. xxii+238 pp. Bibliography. Index. $19.95. Paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2014

Oyekan Owomoyela*
Affiliation:
University of NebraskaLincoln, Nebraska

Abstract

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Review Essay and Book Reviews
Copyright
Copyright © African Studies Association 1993

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Notes

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3. Rigby, Peter, Persistent Pastoratists: Nomadic Societies in Transition (London: Zed Boo 1985)Google Scholar.

4. Griaule, Marcel, Dieu d'eau: Entretiens avec Ogotommeli (Paris: Chêne, 1948)Google Scholar.