This book presents new approaches to the African continent and its various cultures, explores different facets of African cultures as they exist or undergo changes, and illustrates how and where African and European cultures come or have come into contact, interact, and create something new. The contributors are social, cultural, and literary scientists, linguists, and artists of various cultural backgrounds who investigate African topics and use new and often inter disciplinary methods. Their joint interest provides a better understanding of the multifaceted character of the African...