Sorcery, Totem, and Jihad in African Philosophy

In this significant new work in African Philosophy, Christopher Wise explores deconstruction''s historical indebtedness to Egypto-African civilization and its relevance in Islamicate Africa today. He does so by comparing deconstructive and African thought on the spoken utterance, nothingness, conjuration, the oath or vow, occult sorcery, blood election, violence, circumcision, totemic inscription ...