Ana Maria Monteiro-Ferreira
Biographic Data
| ID | 1302725 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ana Maria Monteiro-Ferreira |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ana Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Monteiro-Ferreira |
| SIGNATURE | MONTEIRO-FERREIRA A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Afrocentricity and the Western Paradigm
This article explores the similarities between Afrocentricity and postmodernism with an eye toward defining their responses to hegemony. The author argues that these ideas share similar platforms, although they may have been derived from different experiences. Clearly, the assault on all forms of prejudice, bigotry, hierarchical arrangements, and class discriminations are at the base of both ideas. By examining the intellectual history and detail…
The power of Nommo
Communication and literary practices in the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa are extremely significant and related to the general movement of the renaissance of African culture. Highlighted by an Afrocentric discussion of Sleepwalking Land by Mia Couto, the aim of this study is to give evidence of the common and particular characteristics of these literatures under the Portuguese colonial rule and identify some of the major problems that t…
Reevaluating Zulu Religion
Through a brief overview of Zulu history and traditions, this article, committed to reevaluating traditional Zulu social patterns, questions the European interpretations of Zulu people’s system of beliefs and religious and spiritual concepts. From an Afrocentric critical reading of major works by three European authors (Callaway, Hexham, and Berglund), this study is an attempt to trace the spiritual African heritage of the Zulus back to the ancie…
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Reevaluating Zulu Religion
Through a brief overview of Zulu history and traditions, this article, committed to reevaluating traditional Zulu social patterns, questions the European interpretations of Zulu people’s system of beliefs and religious and spiritual concepts. From an Afrocentric critical reading of major works by three European authors (Callaway, Hexham, and Berglund), this study is an attempt to trace the spiritual African heritage of the Zulus back to the ancie…
Afrocentricity and the Western Paradigm
This article explores the similarities between Afrocentricity and postmodernism with an eye toward defining their responses to hegemony. The author argues that these ideas share similar platforms, although they may have been derived from different experiences. Clearly, the assault on all forms of prejudice, bigotry, hierarchical arrangements, and class discriminations are at the base of both ideas. By examining the intellectual history and detail…
The power of Nommo
Communication and literary practices in the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa are extremely significant and related to the general movement of the renaissance of African culture. Highlighted by an Afrocentric discussion of Sleepwalking Land by Mia Couto, the aim of this study is to give evidence of the common and particular characteristics of these literatures under the Portuguese colonial rule and identify some of the major problems that t…
Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · History (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · African history and culture analysis (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)