{"id":3224,"date":"2012-03-27T00:49:33","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T00:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=3224"},"modified":"2012-04-17T23:18:38","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T23:18:38","slug":"book-a-comparative-grammar-of-the-south-african-bantu-languages-1891","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=3224","title":{"rendered":"Colonial Book: A comparative grammar of the South African Bantu languages (1891)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A comparative grammar of the South African Bantu languages, comprising those of Zanzibar, Mozambique, the Zambesi, Kafirland, Benguela, Angola, the Congo, the Ogowe, the Cameroons, the lake region, etc (1891) Author: J. Torrend Publisher: K. Paul, Trench, Tr\u00fcbner Language: English Digitizing sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation Book contributor: Gumberg Library, Duquesne University Collection: gumberg; americana<\/p>\n

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For details:\u00a0ttp:\/\/ia600202.us.archive.org\/14\/items\/comparativegramm00jtor\/comparativegramm00jtor.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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Commentaire d’un lecteur<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Morceaux choisis d’une accumulation r\u00e9currente d’intentions coloniales d\u00e8s la seule pr\u00e9face, pourtant minuscule:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
\u00ab\u00a01.\u00a0There is no need to call the attention of any one to the\u00a0importance of the study of Bantu. Independently of its\u00a0scientific interest, it is a key for opening one half of an\u00a0immense continent to Christian civilization.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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2. Recommandations du mentor de l’auteur: \u00a0\u00bb\u00a0For the love\u00a0of God learn the native languages. I have come across\u00a0millions of men who need but to hear Our Lord’s words\u00a0and deeds to become so many good and happy Christians\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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3.\u00a0God grant that this little work be not useless to the\u00a0evangelization and civilization of Africa\u00a0!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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4. Et puis cette remarque curieuse, par laquelle l’auteur semble indiquer que ce n’est pas dans l’int\u00e9r\u00eat des Africains qu’il accomplit son oeuvre, ce qui serait bien en accord avec les recommandations de son mentor quelques lignes plus t\u00f4t: \u00ab\u00a0But for them, this work probably never\u00a0would have been undertaken ; certainly it would not have\u00a0been brought to an end \u00bb.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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La pl\u00e9thore de missionnaires dans la cha\u00eene des acteurs ayant pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 l’auteur est assez parlante et souligne assez fortement le r\u00f4le de l’\u00e9glise dans la soumission des \u00e2mes n\u00e8gres pour au’on insiste dessus.<\/div>\n
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Conclusion:<\/span><\/strong> Je ne voudrais pas pr\u00e9juger de la port\u00e9e scientique ou culturelle de l’ouvrage, mais son but est clairement exprim\u00e9 et son auteur se place pour moi au nombre de ceux par qui le malheur nous vint: il pr\u00e9suppose en effet qu’il faudrait nous\u00a0civiliser\u00a0par l’\u00e9vangelisation,\u00a0sous-entendu que nous sommes sauvages et incultes. C’est sont de tels auteurs qu’ont combattu avec acharnement des figures comme Cheick Anta Diop, c’est avec eux que Fabien Eboussi Boulaga a eu maille-\u00e0-p\u00e2tir, lui qui d\u00e9missiona avec fracas de l’\u00e9glise en appelant ses confr\u00e8res africains \u00e0 en faire autant!!! C’est avec un sens critique particuli\u00e8rement en \u00e9veil qu’il faut aborder un ouvrage dont l’auteur indique de\u00a0fa\u00e7on\u00a0si crue la motivation id\u00e9ologique qui le porte… Cheick Anta Diop: \u00ab\u00a0l’imp\u00e9rialisme culturel est la vis de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l’imp\u00e9rialisme \u00e9conomique\u00a0\u00bb.<\/div>\n
Dont acte!<\/div>\n
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Bonaventure Tchucham<\/span><\/strong>
\nLL.M<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Droit Int. Priv<\/em>.<\/span>
\nHHUD<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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