Ubuntu - Beyond Belief in Southern Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11146970 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Alister McAllister |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 48-57 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sites a journal of social anthropology and cultural studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0112-5990 • E-ISSN: 1179-0237 |
| Publisher | University of Otago Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.11157/sites-vol6iss1id94 |
| OpenAlex | W2138619999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The ideology of ubuntu (humane-ness) is currently widespread in Southern Africa, where it has experienced enormous growth since the demise of the apartheid state in South Africa in the early 1990s. In this paper the nature of the widespread belief in ubuntu as a principle guiding social action is examined, along with a variety of the ways in which it is manifested in public life. The claim that the contemporary manifestations of ubuntu are based on an indigenous African philosophy which informs action in daily life at the level of the village and kin group is then discussed and the evidence for such a claim examined. The positive as well as some of the potentially negative consequences of the belief in ubuntu are suggested
Action (physics · Demise · Environmental ethics · Ideology · Indigenous · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Variety (cybernetics · African cultural and philosophical studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Ecology · Law · Philosophy · South African History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |