TERMS & CONCEPTS

Composite African

Under a discussion of cosmological issues, Asante speaks to the concept of "composite African."  "The fundamental assumptions of Africalogical inquiry are based on the African orientation to the cosmos.  By "African" I mean clearly a "composite African" not a specific discrete African orientation which would rather mean ethnic identification, i.e., Yoruba, Zulu, Nuba, etc." (Asante 1992, 9)  To these specific groups we will add, Nzema, Asante, Fante,[1] African American, and Ghanaian.  The composite African is the foundation of Pan-African identity and the individual reflection of the African Personality.

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