Theories of consciousness: Africa and the Middle East

List of theories whose region is Africa and the Middle East. They are part of the wider catalogue of 222 theories of consciousness. You can also see the interactive graph or switch facet:

8 theories classified under “Africa and the Middle East”.

Bantu philosophy of vital force
Placide Tempels, Alexis Kagame · Indigenous tradition · 1945
Gnosticism and the divine spark
Valentín, Basílides · Spirituality · 150
Hermeticism and the Divine Mind
Hermes Trismegisto (attributed), Ficino · Spirituality · 200
Neoplatonism and emanation of the One
Plotino, Porfirio, Proclo · Philosophy · 250
Sufi mysticism
Rumi, Ibn Arabi, Al-Ghazali · Spirituality · 1200
Ubuntu and the person-in-community
John Mbiti, Desmond Tutu · Spirituality · 1969
Unlimited associative learning (UAL)
Simona Ginsburg, Eva Jablonka · Biology · 2019
Yoruba and consciousness as Orí
Tradición yoruba, Wande Abimbola · Indigenous tradition · -500