Johannes Fabian
The Ad. E. Jensen Lectures
at the Frobenius-Institut,
University of Frankfurt

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Fabian, Johannes.
Out of our minds: reason and madness in the
exploration of Central Africa: the Ad. E. Jensen
lectures at the Frobenius Institut, University
of Frankfurt / Johannes Fabian.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-520-22122-2 (alk. paper). —
ISBN 0-520-22123-0 (pbk.: alk paper)
1. Ethnology—Africa, Central—
Fieldwork. 2. Ethnologists—Africa,
Central—History. 3. First contact of
aboriginal peoples with Westerners—Africa,
Central—History. 4. Africa, Central—
Discovery and exploration—German.
5. Africa, Central—Discovery and explo-
ration—Belgian. 6. Africa, Central—
Description and travel. I. Universität
Frankfurt am Main. Frobenius-Institut.
II. Title.
GN17.3A352 F33 2000
967—dc21

99-088221

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