Bantu Philosophy

able action African ancestor worship ancestors animal Bantu ontology Bantu philosophy Bantu say Bantu thought Bantu wisdom behaviour Belgian Congo buloji bwanga called causal cause Charles Ratton Esq chief Christian clan Collection Charles Ratton colonials conception constitute creature criteriology customs dead death deceased destruction diminution divine Education elders ethics ethnological European evil and injustice évolués exercise existence express external fact Father fundamental hierarchy of forces higher force higher vital human idea individual interaction juridical knowledge living force logical manga means metaphysical metempsychosis mind moral muntu native natural forces nganga Ngbaka Ngoi norms notion ontological order order of forces person philosophy of forces PLACIDE TEMPELS point of view possesses primitive primogeniture principles rational reality reason regard relationship respect restitution sense speak spirit strengthening supreme Tempels terminology thing translation understand universe Vidye vital energy vital force vital influence vital power vital rank