Between Tides = Entre Les Eaux

168 Pages·1991·10.495 MB·English

by  V.Y. Mudimbe

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Pierre Landu is an African who has
rejected his traditional culture to be-
come a Roman Catholic priest.
When he takes his vows, Landu
learns a new way of seeing God,
while at the same time becoming a
part of the powerful Catholic
church.
But Landu soon realizes that he
has found his spiritual salvation in
an institution that exploits his peo-
ple. Seeking a differentway, he joins
with Communist guerrillas and par-
ticipates in armed revolt. In a world
where faith becomes both one's
greatest strength and greatest
weakness, Landu eventually comes
to the terrifying realization that he
has merely exchanged one dogma
for another, and that in some ways,
the dogma of Marxism is not so dif-
ferent from the dogma of the
church.
Compelling and powerful, 8e-
tween Tides is the provocative story
of one man's quest for identity and
meaning in a world fractured by po-
litical and religious conflicts.
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Also by V. Y. Mudimbe
Parables and Fables: Exegesis, Textuality and Politics of
Central Africa
Before the Birth of the Moon
The Invention ofAfrica
Shaba Deux: Les Cornets de Soeur Marie-Gertrude
Dechirures
Les Fuseaux Parfois
Carnet d! Amerique
VEcart
L'Odeur du Pere
Between
Tides
(Entre les Eaux) by
Mudimbe
V. Y.
translated from the French by
Stephen Becker
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Mudimbe, V. Y., date
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PQ3989.2.M77E513 1991
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ISBN: 0-67173858-5
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