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Faces of Islam in African literature

1991; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 29; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.29-2004

1943-5975

Kenneth W. Harrow,

Global Maritime and Colonial Histories

In the works of many prominent African writers, Islam provides a key component, and yet until now Islam has been ignored, unseen or glossed over in English literary criticism. This volume redresses this imbalance and focuses on Islam in the works of authors such as Camara Laye, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Sembene Ousmane, Birago Diop and Hampate Ba. It also includes studies on Songhay epics, Swahili and Somali poetry, Senegalese film, and the role of Sufism and Mouridism.