The Marabout and the Muse: New Approaches to Islam in African Literature (Studies in African literature) - Softcover

Harrow, Kenneth W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0435089838 ISBN 13: 9780435089832

Publisher: Heinemann, 1996

Synopsis

These essays attest to the vitality of African traditions that also belong to the world of Islam. The Islamic text is presented here as an essential component of an African cultural and social environment with which it enters into full dialogue.

This collection focuses on particular regions, like the Maghreb, Somalia, and Northern Nigeria; on African language literatures; on notable authors like Nuruddin Farah and Assia Djebar; and on crucial issues, like the involvement of women authors in Islamic literature and the entrance of Islamic orthodoxy into indigenous African texts. Many of the authors demonstrate the tension between the path of purity and that of mixing which continues to inform the development of Islamic literature in Africa.

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About the Author

KENNETH W. HARROW (Ph.D., New York University) is a professor of English at Michigan State University and is past president of the African Literature Association. He has co-edited Crisscrossing the Boundaries of African Literature, and has published widely on African literature and film.

Edition details

• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0435089838
• ISBN 13: 9780435089832
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 239