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What is Tree of Life

The Black Experience and Navigating Higher Education Through a Virtual World
It refers to the ancient oracle that was bestowed by the Ancestors as the gift from the Fire God-Metatron.
Published in Chapter:
Odes of Tree of Life: Significance for Indigenous Knowledge Systems Tenants in the African Curriculum
Ntokozo Christopher Mthembu (University of South Africa, South Africa)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7537-6.ch011
Abstract
This chapter aims at revelation of the significance of odes of Tree of Life, especially when moulding the post-colonial curriculum in all social spheres including education sector in Africa and the world in general. Literature reveals the possibilities in the personal development in relation to various social developmental opportunities and curbing of threats to human life and specifically to tenants of indigenous knowledge systems. A review of various literature that included documents and related research reports from various sources—including journal articles, books, policy, and observation—on the significant aspects of African knowledge creation such as the Tree of Life is explored. In conclusion, this chapter argues that each knowledge system is embedded in its social order. Thus, the notion of a multicultural education system becomes a considerable intervention to put an end to the historical intellectual violence against Black African wisdom including indigenous African knowledge system practice in general.
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