Islam and the West African Novel: The Politics of Representation
2002; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 45; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1515030
ISSN1555-2462
AutoresRoberta Ann Dunbar, Ahmed S. Bangura,
Tópico(s)Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
ResumoAhmed Bangura argues that an ingrained pattern of prejudice toward Islam in European-language writing on Africa has led to misreadings of West African novels. He traces the origins of these misunderstandings and offers a framework for the study of West African novels with an Islamic subtext.
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