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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:1873839308.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Illustrated, Dust Jacket Edge Chipped O/W Sound.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. Book has light bumping and some shelf wear but still tight. The dust jacket has many underside repairs and is quite soiled. 161pp. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.58 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. pp. 130 4:B&W 5 x 8 in or 203 x 127 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 205 Pages Illus.

Zustand: Very Good.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What does it truly mean to be a person For centuries, thinkers have described human beings as rational animals, thinking beings, or symbol-making creatures. But among the Nsö people of the Cameroon Grassfields, a person is understood differently. One is not simply born a person; one becomes a person through character, responsibility, community, and one¿s relationship with both the living and the ancestors.In Viwìr: The Nso' Conception of Personhood in a Troubled Era, Kijika Billa invites readers into this profound African understanding of personhood. Drawing from indigenous Nsö indigenous wisdom, history, language, spirituality, and moral traditions, he explores how the idea of viwìr; the fullness of authentic personhood, can illuminate one of humanity¿s oldest questions: How should we live Yet this is more than a study of culture.Written at a time when Nsö society faces conflict, cultural erosion, identity confusion, and painful internal divisions, the book asks an urgent question: What happens when a people begin to lose their understanding of what it means to be truly human Rather than offering despair, it proposes a path of renewal by returning to the moral wisdom embedded in indigenous knowledge.Through the four interconnected dimensions of personhood: wír (the human person), rim (spiritual force), kibáy (totemic identity), and ¿kf¿ (ancestral continuity), the book presents a vision of humanity that is deeply relational, ethically grounded, and spiritually alive.Whether you are interested in African indigenous knowledge, ethics, culture, leadership, or simply the search for a meaningful life, Viwìr offers a compelling invitation to rethink what it means to become a true person.The future of every society begins with the kind of people it chooses to become.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 122 p. 22 cm. B&w illustrations. Blue cloth in dustjacket. White jacket has some soiling, tears to edges. Inscribed by author.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.