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On the Sacred in African Literature: Old Gods and New Worlds Book

On the Sacred in African Literature : Hardback : Palgrave Macmillan : 9780230577558 : 0230577555 : 15 Aug 2009 : 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.Read More

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    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.

  • 0230577555
  • 9780230577558
  • Mark Mathuray
  • 23 July 2009
  • Palgrave Macmillan
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 240
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