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Hekima and Busara - are they different concepts and how do they relate to Utu?

Swahili literature provides us with a useful insight into the meanings of the words busara, hekima and utu. Understanding these words helps us to see the relationship between different types of wisdom, intelligence and thought as seen by Swahili speaking people.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa.de:bsz:15-qucosa-90843
Date16 August 2012
CreatorsLeslie, David
ContributorsUniversity of London, Department of Languages and Cultures of Africa, Universität Mainz, Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien
PublisherUniversitätsbibliothek Leipzig
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:article
Formatapplication/pdf
SourceSwahili Forum 17 (2010), S. 24-33

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