Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of V.Y. Mudimbe's books

V.Y. Mudimbe’s Followers (49)

V.Y. Mudimbe

Born

in Likasi, Belgian Congo

December 08, 1941

Died

April 22, 2025

Genre

Philosophy

edit data

Valentin-Yves Mudimbe was a Congolese philosopher, professor, and author of poems, novels, as well as books and articles on African culture and intellectual history. Mudimbe was Ruth F. DeVarney Professor of Romance Studies and professor of comparative literature at Duke University and maître de conférences at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris.

Combine Editions
V.Y. Mudimbe’s books

Average rating: 3.82 · 366 ratings · 38 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge 3.96 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before the Birth of the Moon 3.64 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Idea of Africa 3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Tides by V.Y. Mudimbe, Stephen Becker (Translator) 3.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of Faith: Religion As Political Performance in Central Africa 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SHABA DEUX 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rift (Exxon Lecture Series) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parables and Fables: Exegesis, Textuality, and Politics in Central Africa really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Surreptitious Speech: Presence Africaine and the Politics of Otherness 1947-1987 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nations, Identities, Cultures 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by V.Y. Mudimbe…

Quotes by V.Y. Mudimbe (?)

“Suddenly it becomes possible that there are just others, that we ourselves are an “other” among others.”
― V.Y. Mudimbe, The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge

4 likes

“I was struck by a shallow figure of speech. . . . that Christianity is the handmaiden of capitalism.”
― V.Y. Mudimbe

tags: economics, philosophy, religion

1 likes

“Isn't simplification sometimes impoverishment? How to convey the richness of the message with a poverty of symbols. If we oversimplify the form, don't we kill the content?”
― V.Y. Mudimbe

tags: capacity, explanation, language

0 likes

See all V.Y. Mudimbe's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
The History Book ...: ARCHIVE - May 2016 - BIBLIOGRAPHY - SPOILER THREAD - Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable	41	46	May 13, 2016 09:56PM
Around the World ...: 50 Books by African Men That Everyone Should Read	2	123	Jan 17, 2018 06:40PM
Around the World ...: Congo (DRC and Republic of the Congo)	29	831	Jul 03, 2025 11:33AM

More…

V.Y. Mudimbe’s Followers (49)

V.Y. Mudimbe

Combine EditionsV.Y. Mudimbe’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
V.Y. Mudimbe’s books