This third volume in Offerings for Humanity-the Föllmis' acclaimed series celebrating the spiritual heritage of various cultures-takes us to the heart of African life and thought. Olivier and Danielle Föllmi guide us on a voyage of discovery through this immense continent and its mosaic of peoples, from the Himba shepherds to the Peul nomads, from the deserts of Namibia to the savannah of Cameroon.Following the success of the first two books, Offerings and Wisdom, the Föllmis now plumb the cultural wealth of the African people, whose ancestral values have been passed on through the generations as part of a rich oral tradition. Inspiring reflections by leading African personalities-from Leopold Sedar Senghor to Nelson Mandela-are paired here with 365 beautiful and moving photographs. On the border of myth and reality, Origins opens a window onto Africa's untold treasures of exemplary teachings and inherited wisdom.
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Olivier Föllmi's stunning photographs have won him many awards and have been seen all around the world. Each year he travels around the globe to compile Offerings for Humanity, an ambitious project whose aim is to enhance the spiritual heritage of a chosen culture using superb new photographs. He and his wife, Danielle Föllmi, have collaborated on more than 15 books, including Abrams' Buddhist Himalayas (with Matthieu Ricard), Offerings: Buddhist Wisdom for Every Day, and Wisdom: 365 Thoughts from Indian Masters.
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Origins: African Wisdoms for Every Day,
By D-Man "D-Man" (New YOrk, NY) - See all my reviews
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What first attracted me to this book was the shape. It was somewhat long, almost as long as your hand. The picture and title I found intreging. Then as I was going through it I said to myself I had to have it. Living in Africa for two years myself I found myself remenising about the beauty of Africa, it's people, especially it's women. At first I was thrown off about the price, but after really looking through the book its content and quality, I said to myself, it's worth it! As I was browsing through its content I ran unto a quote that really affirmed my decision about the Africa woman, Black Woman, and this book. Beside this quote is the face of a beautiful African woman which I would call the "Original Dred" The quote goes like this:
The African woman is neither a mirror image of man nor slave. She feels no need to imitate men to express her personality. Her work, her own genius, her preoccupations, her ways of speaking, and her manners maksk an original civilization. She has not allowed herself to be colonized by either men or male culture. -Albertine Tshibilondi Ngoyi- I hope you enjoy this book the same way I do. Peace
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Pearls and treasures from the roots that embrace,
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Each photograph is a treasure. One can get lost for countless minutes in the colors, the landscape, the simplicity, the authenticity of the African way of life. The daily offerings of African wisdom are little pearls that I carry in my heart every day. I find the book beautiful, comforting, inspiring, and I handle it with a reverance which one might reserve for truly awesome documents, like an original score of music handwritten by Mozart or a sketch by daVinci. Having spent some time in Zimbabwe, I find myself irresistably drawn to each and every page. I look forward to starting each new day with the vision and wisdom that this extraordinary book affords me. I will enjoy its pages for many, many years to come.
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The wisdom and beauty of Africa,
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The West so often sees images of Africa as a poor nation of endless suffering and violence (The establishment media also commonly leave out the role of colonization, CIA machinations, and transnational conglomerates in causing the suffering). This book provides an incredibly beautiful counter-image to the misery we see. In photo after photo, we see the beauty of the land and the people, the flora and the fauna. And each page also offers words of wisdom from an array of African figures like Nelson Mandela who says, "Dialogue is our strongest weapon," and this from Birago Diop:
"Those who are dead are not dead - They are not under the earth. They are in the tree that shakes. They are in the water that flows. They are in the water that is still. They are in the hut; they are in the crowd. The dead are not dead. My manager at work, an African-American woman, cried when I gave her a copy of this.
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