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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction
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Indirections
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Conclusion: The Political as Tragic Effect
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'Mathuray offers a new point of entry to debates on spirituality: his study seeks to introduce into the field of African literary criticism the concept of the 'sacred'. This is an innovative move, the aim of which is to offer alternative readings of the tired binaries of 'myth/history' and the accompanying literary dualism of 'realist/mythopoetic' fiction...Furthermore, by utilising the concept of the sacred as a working tool, Mathuray finds intriguing similarities between authors such as Achebe, Soyinka, Ngugi, Okri and Coetzee, authors who - according to 'secular' literary criticism - do not have anything in common as regards representations of political power and authority.' - Ileana Dimitriu, Current Writing: Text and Reception in Southern Africa
'Mathuray pursues this worthy and timely project methodologically through a close focus on five Anglophone African works, with supportive reference to others and a significant reliance on authorities from a variety of disciplines across the breadth of the humanities.' -Graham Pechey, Cultural Critique
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: On the Sacred in African Literature
Book Subtitle: Old Gods and New Worlds
Authors: Mark Mathuray
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230240919
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-57755-8Published: 23 July 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-24091-9Published: 23 July 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 205
Topics: Postcolonial/World Literature, African Literature, African Languages, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, Fiction