African literature : gender discourse, religious values, and the African worldview /
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| Author / Creator: | Salami-Boukari, Safoura. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford : African Heritage Press, 2012. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | African literature -- Criticism and interpretation. African literature -- Women authors -- Criticism and interpretation. Igbo (African people) -- Social life and customs. Religion in literature -- History and criticism. Women authors, African -- Criticism and interpretation. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary. African literature. African literature -- Women authors. Igbo (African people) -- Social life and customs. Religion in literature. Women authors, African. Electronic books. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11204860 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: Historical Background & Methodology; The Historical Context of West African Literature in the 1960s & the Study Structure; PART TWO: Sociocultural Issues in Igbo Society; Beliefs about Men & Women; Rites of Passage & Ritual Practices: Female Circumcision (Excision); Cultural Violence; The Traditional Doctor or "Dibia" in Igbo Society; Relationships & Marriage: Polygamy versus Monogamy; Relationships & Marriage: Polygamy a Way of Life?
- PART THREE: Religion in African Literature & Implications for Today's SocietyObinkaram Echewa's Treatment of Religion in The Land's Lord-Toward Religious Relativism and Ecumenical Perspectives; Old-Ahamba & Father Higler: Antagonistic or Complementary Relationship?; Originality of African Traditional Religion: The Power to Create or Destroy Deities; The Symbolic Value of Building the Church: The Role of the Christian Cross & the Traditional "Ofo" in The Land's Lord; PART FOUR: Character Depictions; The Prototypical Perfect Character Creation: Efuru.
- Flora Nwapa's Ajanupu: Traditional or Postmodern Activist?PART FIVE: African Women's Voice: Critical & Comparative Perspectives; Flora Nwapa: A Woman Writer in a Male-Dominated Literary World; Comparative Approach: Nwapa & Other West African Women Writers; Nwapa's Eponym Depiction in Efuru versus Mariama Ba's Portrayal of Ramatoulaye and Aissatou in So Long a Letter; Leila Abouzeid: Pioneer Moroccan Woman Writer in Arabic Background; Family, Education, Gender Perceptions and Islamic/Feminist Activism; Description of the Author's Work; PART SIX: Reflection on Arts and Women's Activism.