The Marabout and the Muse: New Approaches to Islam in African Literature - Softcover

9780852555408: The Marabout and the Muse: New Approaches to Islam in African Literature

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0852555407 ISBN 13: 9780852555408

Publisher: James Currey, 1996

Topics include literature in Swahili and other African languages; the involvement of women authors in Islamic literature; the place of Islamic orthodoxy in African texts; and the work of notable authors, such as Nuruddin Farah, Assia Djebar, and Dris Chraibi. North America: Heinemann

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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.

Review:

... builds importantly on Harrow's earlier edited volume. CHOICE ... not only for students of literature, but also for those interested in the study of Islam in general. - Abdulkader I. Tayob in JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC STUDIES

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