African Discourse in Islam, Oral Traditions, and Performance Paperback / softback
by Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah
Part of the African Studies series
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Through an engaged analysis of writers such as Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Niyi Osundare, and Tanure Ojaide and of African traditional oral poets like Omoekee Amao Ilorin and Mamman Shata Katsina, Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah develops an African indigenous discourse paradigm for interpreting and understanding literary and cultural materials.
Na'Allah argues for the need for cultural diversity in critical theorizing in the twenty-first century.
He highlights the critical issues facing scholars and students involved in criticism and translation of marginalized texts.
By returning the African knowledge system back to its roots and placing it side by side with Western paradigms, Na'Allah has produced a text that will be required reading for scholars and students of African culture and literature.
It is an important contribution to scholarship in the domain of mobility of African oral tradition, and on African literary, cultural and performance discourse.
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- Pages:184 pages, 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:11/07/2012
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- ISBN:9780415653480
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:184 pages, 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:11/07/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415653480
