USA Africa Dialogue Series - Roots, Routes and Roofs : Images of Dynamic Unity in Cosmic History: Engaging the Toyin Falola Reader

What are our roots as citizens of the cosmos? What are the routes of our cosmic journey? What is the roof that defines us as forms of existence?

 

Adapted from Toyin Falola's motif, roots, routes and roofs, defining the unity of African civilizations  in The Toyin Falola Reader.

The passage from where the quote is drawn.   :

"The record of civilizations in Africa suggests [ Africans]  have deep roots in the commonalities of ideas and institutions that once united the majority of our people. Our history tells us  [: ] our routes and paths lead to crossroads and junctions, movements, and interactions of peoples, goods, and ideas. Our spaces reveal that we are covered by big roofs that shape our perceptions and realities. In combination, our roots, routes, and roofs show ideas of unity, commonality, and interaction. It is these ideas and what they mean that form the basis of this chapter". [ 806]

 

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