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Bangura, Ahmed S.

Islam and the West African Novel : the Politics of Representation. - Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000. - 1 online resource (180 pages)

Series page; Title page; copyright page; Contents; Preface; ch1-Introduction; ch2-Africa, Islam, and the Legacies of Colonialism; Notes; ch3-Islam and Africanist Literary Criticism; Notes; ch4-Critical (Mis)Readings of Semb�ene Ousmane; Notes; ch5-Taming Islam: Aminata Sow Fall; Charity as a Religious Obligation (Zakat?); Voluntary Charity (Tatauwu?); Contractual Charity; Marabout-Prescribed Charity; Notes; ch6-The Quest for Orthodoxy in Ibrahim Tahir's The Last Imam; Notes; ch7-Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Book.

ISBN: 9781626373679 1626373671

Subjects--Topical Terms:
West African fiction--History and criticism.
Islam in literature.
Islam and politics--Africa, West.
Politics and literature--Africa, West.
Islam--History.--Africa, West
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary
Islam.
Islam and politics.
Islam in literature.
Politics and literature.
West African fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
West Africa.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PL8014.W37

Dewey Class. No.: 809.3/938297