African Psychology

The Emergence of a Tradition

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

AvAugustine Nwoye,University of KwaZulu-Natal) Nwoye, Augustine (Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology

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This book aims to serve as a foundational text in the emerging field of African psychology, which centers the knowledge and experience of continental African realities and postcolonial concerns in psychology. Drawing from the author's key essays as a leading thinker in the field, African Psychology: The Emergence of a Tradition describes this discipline's meaning and scope, as well as its epistemological and theoretical perspectives. Part I presents the theoretical context for the book, proposing the Madiban tradition as a framework of inclusion for the study of psychology in African universities. Part 2 focuses on the epistemological, methodological, and theoretical perspectives in African psychology. Part 3 of the book introduces the reader to the field of African therapeutics, and Part 4 highlights the healing rituals and practices provided to the traumatised in contemporary Africa. The ultimate objective of the book is to give postcolonial Africans a fresh vision of themselves and their psychology and culture.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-11-09
Mått238 x 163 x 35 mm
Vikt853 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor520
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190932497

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Preface Acknowledgments About the Author PART I BACKGROUND AND DEFINITION: A POSTCOLONIAL THEORY OF AFRICAN PSYCHOLOGY 1. Introduction: The Danger of a Single Story and the Problem of Speaking for Others 2. What Is African Psychology the Psychology of?: A Postcolonial Theory 3. African Psychology and Archaeology: Looking Through the Mirror of the African Past and Worldview PART II THEORIES, EPISTEMOLOGIES, METHODOLOGIES 4. Epistemological and Cultural Perspectives in African Psychology 5. Endogenous Principles and Concepts in African Psychology 6. An Africentric Theory of Human Motivation 7. A Synoptic and Multidimensional Theory of the Modern African Self 8. Dreaming in Africa: An Africentric Theory 9. Writing the Body: An Africentric Theory of the Gates of Stress 10. A Rainbow Theory of Marriage Development: An Africentric Perspective11. Research Methodology in African Psychology: Epistemology, Theory, and Techniques PART III AFRICAN THERAPEUTICS: PERSPECTIVES AND APPROACHES 12. Moving Beyond the BPS: An Africentric Approach to Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment 13. A Collaborative and Narrative Approach to Child and Family Therapy in Africa 14. Building on the Indigenous: Theory and Practice of Marriage Therapy in Contemporary Africa PART IV PSYCHOLOGY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY PRACTICE IN AFRICA 15. Psychological Processes and Rituals of Hope- Healing Communities in Contemporary Africa 16. Expectations and Dilemmas of African Immigrants in Europe and North America: Rewriting the Narrative 17. The Therapeutic Use of Songs in Apartheid South Africa: An African Example of the Pedagogy of the Oppressed 18. From Mind to Relationship: A Five- Stage Theory of Community Participation in Grief Work in Africa 19. Rituals of Cleansing and Repossession: An Africentric Approach to Treatment of Moral Injury Index