非洲传统时间观念

African Traditional Concept of Time

在对时间的认知方面 ,传统的非洲人有独到的见解。非洲传统时间观念具有社会性、历史性、宗教性 ,以及相对性、主观性、可逆性等特征。传统时间意识是非洲本体论的一个重要方面 ,它对非洲社会的政治、经济、文化生活的影响广泛而深远。因此 ,把握非洲传统时间观念 ,对于理解非洲人的思维方式和行为规范是大有裨益的。

Traditional Africans have their peculiar understanding of time. African traditional concept of time has rich social, historical, religious meanings, with the characters of relativity, objectivity and reversibility, and so on. As an important aspect of African ontology, traditional time consciousness has profound and broad influences on African politics, economy and cultural life. Therefore, a good grasp of the African traditional concept of time is of great benefit to the understanding of Africans' mode of thinking and behavior standards.