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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Islam and the West African Novel : The Politics of Representation / Ahmed S. Bangura.
Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]
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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.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)
Islam and politics Africa, West.
Islam in literature.
Islam Africa, West History.
Politics and literature Africa, West.
West African fiction History and criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM / African. bisacsh
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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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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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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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