Donderdag 15 September 2011
donderdag15.09
Nederland, Leiden - ASC, Room 3A06, Pieter de la Court Building - Lezing en debat
Mandombe: Invention and Revelation in an African Writing System
Donderdag 15 September 2011 15:30
Mandombe: Invention and Revelation in an African Writing System
Donderdag 15 September 2011 15:30
Ramon Sarró, Institute of Social Studies, Lisbon University. The mandombe writing system is mainly used by members of the Kimbanguist Church to transcribe Kikongo and Lingala. While some see it as a prophetic gift to humans, others, following the inventor, see it as a human invention created to change society and make a better world more in tune with God’s designs. Please register.
