LEADER 04989nam 22006731 450 001 9910821131803321 005 20230126210841.0 010 $a1-940729-02-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000430241 035 $a(EBL)1399128 035 $a(OCoLC)858764753 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001152256 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11775745 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001152256 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11148531 035 $a(PQKB)10360418 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1399128 035 $a(OCoLC)899261148 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse31660 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1399128 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10775332 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000430241 100 $a20120421d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfrican literature $egender discourse, religious values, and the African worldview /$fSafoura Salami-Boukari 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York :$cAfrican Heritage Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-9790858-5-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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 1960's & 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"" 327 $a""Relationships & Marriage: Polygamy a Way of Life?""""PART THREE: Religion in African Literature & Implications for Today's Society""; ""Obinkaram 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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""Description of the Author's Work""""PART SIX: Reflection on Arts and Women's Activism""; ""The Role of the Writer as an Activist and Promoter of Social Change""; ""Discussion & Essay Questions""; ""Part One""; ""Part Two""; ""Part Three""; ""Part Four""; ""Part Five (A)""; ""Part Five (B)""; ""Endnotes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Further Readings on Female Circumcision, and Other African Women Writers""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover"" 330 $aHow do we resolve the insider/outsider interpreting conundrum? Why do readers from different parts of the world read, interpret, or understand foreign literatures the way they do? What drives peculiar critical reactions, canon formations and such issues which determine the survival of cultural productions or their continued adoption as useful bolsters for a people's self-definition or indeed self-preservation and self-determination? African Literature: Gender Discourse, Religious Values, and the African Worldview offers a series of fresh insights into most of the old ""problematics"" which use 606 $aAfrican literature$xCriticism and interpretation 606 $aAfrican literature$xWomen authors$xCriticism and interpretation 606 $aIgbo (African people)$xSocial life and customs 606 $aReligion in literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWomen authors, African$xCriticism and interpretation 615 0$aAfrican literature$xCriticism and interpretation. 615 0$aAfrican literature$xWomen authors$xCriticism and interpretation. 615 0$aIgbo (African people)$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aReligion in literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWomen authors, African$xCriticism and interpretation. 676 $a800 700 $aSalami-Boukari$b Safoura$01666060 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821131803321 996 $aAfrican literature$94025102 997 $aUNINA