On the Sacred in African Literature

On the Sacred in African Literature Old Gods and New Worlds

2009

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Publisher's Synopsis

This innovative book provides an original approach to the analysis of the representation of myth, ritual, and 'magic' in African literature. Emphasizing the ambivalent nature of the sacred, it advances work on the religious dimension of canonical African texts and attends to the persistence of pre-colonial cultures in postcolonial spaces.

Book information

ISBN: 9780230577558
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2009
DEWEY: 820.9382
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 205
Weight: 422g
Height: 224mm
Width: 144mm
Spine width: 17mm