Every Worldview is Superstitious – Softcover

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Ratau engages Okri not merely as a literary figure, but as a visionary navigating the terrains of ancestral memory, oral tradition, and cosmological insight. His interpretation is deeply rooted in the storytelling and poetry he absorbed at the feet of his mother-where narrative was not simply told, but lived, felt, and transmitted as a profound mode of knowing.

Chepape Makgato, Chief Curator at William Humphreys Art Gallery

By turns visceral and cerebral, yet consistently poignant and captivating, this book is a masterclass in literary criticism, African cosmology and ontological inquiry, all rolled into one. Erudite without being esoteric, and accessible without sacrificing intellectual depth, Every Worldview is Superstitious is written in lucid and elegant prose steeped in academic rigour. More than a critical appraisal of Okri’s remarkable body of work, this book is an essential read for understanding the epistemological and ontological discourses that undergird African worldviews.

Prof. Siphiwo Mahala (University of Johannesburg)

In this masterful work, Nelson recentres African thought through the lens of Ben Okri, displacing Europe as the presumed centre of literacy civilization. He challenges the myth of the universalisation of context-bound ideas that have long server to perpetuate domination. What is European, then, is not the standard of the world.

Dr Metji Makgoba (University of Limpopo)