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V. Y. Mudimbe. Parables and Fables: Exegesis, Textuality, and Politics in Central Africa. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1991. xxii+238 pp. Bibliography. Index. $19.95. Paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2014

Oyekan Owomoyela
Oyekan Owomoyela*
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University of NebraskaLincoln, Nebraska
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African Studies Review , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , September 1993 , pp. 107 - 112
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Copyright © African Studies Association 1993

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Notes

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