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Art & Science Films Afrika

Art & Science Films Afrika
(ASFA)

ASFA is a program designed to investigate ritual practices in prehistoric Africa, and the role art plays as a vestige of the knowledge informing these rituals. Using film and video, the program seeks to build a bridge to link indigenous systems of knowledge embodied in African mythologies with modern Africa.

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Dreamtime Science And The Endangered Arts Of The Sages From Singwaya

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Aug 12, 2022

Dreamtime Science And The Endangered Arts Of The Sages From Singwaya

An insidious attribute of the 17th century Cartesian zeitgeist and a legacy of modern philosophy introduced in Africa during the European...

Elements Of Curative Medicine In The Modern African Shamanic Rituals Of A Disc Jockey

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Feb 28, 2022

Elements Of Curative Medicine In The Modern African Shamanic Rituals Of A Disc Jockey

According to the work of Prof. Meki Nzewi, music in the African worldview is considered a science of being. The human body, in regard to...

The Origins Of Life And The Forgotten Lore Of The Nymphs From Kia-Njata

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Jan 12, 2022

The Origins Of Life And The Forgotten Lore Of The Nymphs From Kia-Njata

Over four billion years ago, during the Hadean eon, voyagers from the outer reaches of the solar system crash-landed on a newborn world,...

The Role Of Myth In Shaping Rites Of Passage Among The Youth In Urban Centers In Kenya

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Aug 20, 2021

The Role Of Myth In Shaping Rites Of Passage Among The Youth In Urban Centers In Kenya

One of the disadvantages of the process of rapid urbanization in a post-colonial state, which is yet to resolve its identity crises, is...

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