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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Bangura, Ahmed S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781626373679; 9783110784268
• DOI: 10.1515/9781626373679
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Ahmed S. Bangura.

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.