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Islam and the West African Novel : The Politics of Representation / Ahmed S. Bangura.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2000Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626373679
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 809.3/938297 21
LOC classification:
  • PL8014.W37
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Africa, Islam, and the Legacies of Colonialism -- 3 Islam and Africanist Literary Criticism -- 4 Critical (Mis)Readings of Sembène Ousmane -- 5 Taming Islam: Aminata Sow Fall -- 6 The Quest for Orthodoxy in Ibrahim Tahir’s The Last Imam -- 7 Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Ahmed Bangura argues that a deeply ingrained pattern of prejudice toward Islam in European-language writing on Africa has led to serious misreadings of many West African novels.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Africa, Islam, and the Legacies of Colonialism -- 3 Islam and Africanist Literary Criticism -- 4 Critical (Mis)Readings of Sembène Ousmane -- 5 Taming Islam: Aminata Sow Fall -- 6 The Quest for Orthodoxy in Ibrahim Tahir’s The Last Imam -- 7 Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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Ahmed Bangura argues that a deeply ingrained pattern of prejudice toward Islam in European-language writing on Africa has led to serious misreadings of many West African novels.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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