Sounds like a lot responsibility if I start the thread…
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<< In its Basaa conception of God [Ŋyambe] is figured in the image of man’s: a mould of man’s in his own image. In relation to “man in society,” the nkong Hisi [the Universe] appears as a macrocosm. Myths and legends in this regard are respectively the sublimation of the real and idealization of that reality. Ŋyambe has always been: if he is the originator of all that is, of the universe, men and the species, he is also the generator of all. Ŋyambe may be apprehended as the ORIGINATOR AND THE SET OF DESCENDANTS. All arise from him but he is at the same time transcendent. The universe, of the elements, men and the species, has the aspect of a five-branch tree known among the Basaa people as simngaŋ. In this cosmo-human tree, ALL THE COMPONENTS ARE ORDERED IN A HIERARCHY EACH ONE SEEMING TO ARISE FROM EACH OTHER IN A SINGLE LINE OF DESCENT. We would emphasise [sic] the purports on ties of filiation between Ŋyambe and his creation. But the basis of hiearchisation is the power to confer to other existing entities, some amounts of the power to create [of generation]. In the beginning there is Ŋyambe who alone possesses in its totality the power of generation and who verily is himself the very power of generation. Then there are spirits and Ancestors who are in contact with Ŋyambe. At the lower rung are the ba-mbombog [initiates into mbog], and who inherited the prerogatives of the first Ancestors. We would cite those who have received blessings and have been honoured by the ba-mbombog. Finally, there are ordinary persons whose behaviour is congruent with ancestral ethics. Criminals and evil-doers who are thought to be non-beings, are not considered. (Mandenge, 2012: 353-354) >>
I just saw the first part of that Netflix movie last night...should've know it was part of a book series
...Now let me Take a Trip Down Memory Lane
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Yaddam Yussein
All Star
Great so far.
Just finished 'What Happened?' by Hillary Clinton and I pre-ordered that new Stephen King which should download to my Kindle tomorrow.
Currently reading:
Bought it but never got around to reading it. Didn't grab me attention as quickly as WWZ
Had such a good time w/ Cixin Liu, that I wanted to dabble in some more sci-fi. Haven't taken a deep dive into Sci Fi since college with the Ender's Game series or Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, so (un?)luckily I haven't touched many of the GOATs. Starting off with one that I'm sure someone has read this in this thread:
Yaddam Yussein
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@OfTheCross @Pseudonym @Ezra @Danie84 @Praise God @Antdrewjosh @Macallik86 @Jello Biafra @REAL6
We can select a genre and book for each month that we will all read. It should be read by the Sunday before the month ends. If you're down, drop some genres or books that you haven't read and we'd all find interesting. I'll create a thread afterwards.
We can select a genre and book for each month that we will all read. It should be read by the Sunday before the month ends. If you're down, drop some genres or books that you haven't read and we'd all find interesting. I'll create a thread afterwards.
Finally, a Coli breh who’s willing to put in work.
I just picked up that Max Brooks Devolution but haven’t started it.
or just go to a site like goodreads, find out the top 10 books and then start a poll on here.
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