African discourse in Islam, oral traditions, and performance / Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah.
| Author/creator | Na'allah, Abdul Rasheed |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2010. |
| Description | xiv, 183 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | African studies African studies (Routledge (Firm)) ^A560178 |
| Contents | Ẹ̀làlọ̀rọ̀: A Yorubá indigenous discourse on criticism and interpretation -- Ẹ̀làlọ̀rọ̀ and translation -- Some thoughts on traditional Hausa aesthetics and Arabic influence on Yorubá and Hausa written traditions in Nigeria -- Horses of memory and The word is an egg : Osundare's poetic voices -- Cultural poetics, African diaspora, and the global world : Tanure Ojaide's I want to dance and other poems -- African cultural revival as an important message in Death and the king's horseman and The lion and the jewel -- Language and culture in an African adaptation of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex -- Yorubá Egungun : some critical thoughts -- Traditional oral genre in a Muslim Ilorin : survival challenges -- Mamman Shata Katsina and Omoekee Amao Ilorin : Islam, performance, and orality. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009024127 |
| ISBN | 9780415805926 |
| ISBN | 0415805929 |
| ISBN | 9780203863589 (ebk) |
| ISBN | 0203863585 (ebk) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GR351.32.Y56 N33 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |