Islamic theism as a response to White Supremacy: The case of Shaikh Amadu Bamba Mbacké

Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions 10 (2) (2021)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

This article examines Shaikh Amadu Bamba Mbacké and his theology as a cogent response to White Supremacy as expressed in French Colonization of Africa. White Supremacy has as its primary goal, the recreation of the whole world in the image of Whiteness upon the premise that the possession of White skin makes one inherently superior. Theism counters this ontological assault with an unabashed turn to a believer's God. Shaikh Amadu Bamba Mbacké's insistence on Islam counters White Supremacy thereby providing an ideological and metaphysical space for the non-whites of Senegal to exist without succumbing to the temptation to aspire to a Euro-centric ideal.

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 91,322

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

Similar books and articles

What Lies Beneath: The Epistemic Roots of White Supremacy.Briana Toole - 2021 - In Michael Hannon & Elizabeth Edenberg (eds.), Political Epistemology. Oxford University Press. pp. 76-94.
Les mourides d’Ahmadou Bamba.Jean-Pierre Mulago - 2005 - Laval Théologique et Philosophique 61 (2):291-303.
Newark Lessons.Alison Bailey - 2018 - Philosophy Today 62 (4):1213-1217.
Climate Change and Intersectionality.Kevin J. O’Brien - 2020 - Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 40 (2):311-328.
Disability and White Supremacy.Joel Michael Reynolds - 2022 - Critical Philosophy of Race 10 (1):48-70.
Exorcising Democracy: The Theopolitical Challenge of Black Power.Luke Bretherton - 2018 - Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 38 (1):3-24.
James Baldwin and the politics of white identity.Mark B. Brown - 2021 - Contemporary Political Theory 20 (1):1-22.
Skeptical Theism Proved.Perry Hendricks - 2020 - Journal of the American Philosophical Association 6 (2):264-274.

Analytics

Added to PP
2021-11-03

Downloads
15 (#914,752)

6 months
8 (#341,144)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

Douglas Thomas
Temple University (PhD)

Citations of this work

No citations found.

Add more citations

References found in this work

No references found.

Add more references