Toyin Falola and African Epistemologies

Abdul Karim Bangura is Professor of Political Science and Research Methodology in the Department of Political Science at Howard University, USA.

Preface Introduction 1 An Emerging Biography Part One: Africa in the Configurations of Knowledge 2 African-Centered Conceptualization 3 Pluralism and Religious Tolerance 4 Postulates on the African State 5 Axioms of African Migrations and Movements Part Two: The Yoruba in the Configurations of Knowledge 6 A Mouth Sweeter Than Salt: A Fractal Analysis 7 Yoruba Gurus and the Idea of Ubuntugogy 8 Pragmatic Linguistic Analysis of Isola Part Three: The Value of Knowledge: Policies and Politics 9 The Power of African Cultures: A Diegetic Analysis 10 African Peace Paradigms 11 Pan-African Notions 12 Using E-clustering to Learn and Teach about Toyin Falola Conclusion: An Interpretative Overview Appendix: Notation Conventions List of Works by Toyin Falola Notes Bibliography Index