Islam and the West African Novel : : The Politics of Representation / / 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.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2000 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
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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 |
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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. |
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. |