On the Sacred in African Literature
Download or Read eBook On the Sacred in African Literature PDF written by M. Mathuray and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : M. Mathuray |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 211 |
| Release | : 2009-07-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230240919 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230240917 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis On the Sacred in African Literature by : M. Mathuray
Book excerpt: 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.
