Ñzayilu Kyûtilu, African Philosophy’s School

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/intellectus.2024.80670

Keywords:

African Philosophy, Kôngo wit, Virtues;, Proverbs

Abstract

The present text addresses the themes addressed in the School of Philosophy before 1717 in the ancient kingdom of Kôngo as a response to the need to enrich African Philosophy with the names of thinkers and their reflections. On the other hand, from some initiatory songs and proverbs, it is possible to restore concrete thoughts and establish comparisons between them. In general, the article offers syntheses of different subsidies in relation to what would have been the general panorama of Philosophy in ancient Kôngo and the legacy that, nowadays, is hidden in the oral Tradition.

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Author Biography

Patrício Batsikama, Instituto Superior Politécnico Tocoísta (ISPT)

Doutor em Antropologia - Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal

Professor do Instituto Superior Politécnico Tocoísta (ISPT) Luanda, Angola

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Published

2024-05-21

How to Cite

BATSIKAMA, Patrício. Ñzayilu Kyûtilu, African Philosophy’s School. Intellèctus, Rio de Janeiro, v. 23, n. 1, p. 207–240, 2024. DOI: 10.12957/intellectus.2024.80670. Disponível em: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/intellectus/article/view/80670. Acesso em: 1 jun. 2025.