Branches of Asanteism

Abdul Karim Bangura is researcher-in-residence of Abrahamic connections and Islamic peace studies at American University and director of The African Institution.

An extraordinary scholar has written on Molefi Asante—the most prominent Afro-centric scholar in the world—elucidating the impact of the multiple knowledges that emerged around his work and legacy. This is a rewarding book that will facilitate engagement with a critical paradigm in the study of Africa. It offers deep understanding of African people and the urgency of situating their realities and struggles within epistemologies tied to power structures.

• IntroductionChapter One: A Survey of Mwalimu Asante’s Treatises on AfrocentricityChapter Two: Mwalimu Mazrui’s AfrenaissanceChapter Three: Nantambu’s Pan-African Nationalism ApproachChapter Four: Collins’ Afrocentric Feminist EpistemologyChapter Five: Hudson-Weems Africana Womanism TheoryChapter Six: Mazama’s Afrocentric SpiritualityChapter Seven: Bangura’s UbuntugogyChapter Eight: Bangura’s African MathematizationChapter Nine: Bangura’s African-centered Computational TechniquesChapter Ten: Schiele’s Afrocentric Organizational TheoryChapter Eleven: Schiele’s Afrocentric Social Work Practice Paradigm and Social Welfare Philosophy and PolicyChapter Twelve: Pellebon’s Asante-Based Afrocentricity ScaleChapter Thirteen: Miike’s AsiacentricityChapter Fourteen: Kondo’s Black Consciousness EpistemologyConclusion