Molefi Kete Asante | Britannica

Molefi Kete Asante

Contributor

BIOGRAPHY

Professor, Department of African American Studies, Temple University. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of African Religion (2009) formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.

Primary Contributions (7)

Articles

Ananse

Ananse, name given to an Akan character who has become famous throughout Africa, the countries in the Caribbean region, and beyond because of his insight, intelligence, and wisdom. He is one of the most-important figures in the pantheon of cultural icons among West Africans. Along with his wife,…

Publications (3)

The African American People A Global History (2012)

By Molefi Kete Asante

The African American People is the first history of the African American people to take a global look at the role African Americans have played in the world. Author Molefi Kete Asante synthesizes the familiar tale of history's effect on the African people who found themselves forcibly part of the United States with a new look of how these new African-Americans in later generations impacted the rest of the world. Designed for a range of students studying African American History or African American...

As I Run Toward Africa (2011)

By Molefi Kete Asante

As I Run Toward Africa is Molefi Kete Asante's memoir of his extraordinary life. He takes the reader on a journey from the American South to the homes of kings in Africa. Born into a family of 16 children living in a two bedroom shack, Asante rose to become director of UCLA's Centre for Afro American Studies, editor of the Journal of Black Studies and university professor by the age of 30. The government of Ghana designated Asante as a traditional king in 1996. Asante recounts his meetings with personalities...

Encyclopedia of African Religion (2009)

By Molefi Kete Asante, Ama Mazama

"Numerous titles focusing on particular beliefs in Africa exist, including Marcel Griaule’s Conversations with Ogotemmeli, but this one presents an unparallelled exploration of a multitude of cultures and experiences. It is both a gateway to deeper exploration and a penetrating resource on its own. This is bound to become the definitive scholarly resource on African religions."
— Library Journal, Starred Review

"Overall, because of its singular...