RT Article
T1 The Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria and Liturgical Inculturation in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
JF Ecclesiology
VO 17
IS 1
SP 72
OP 90
A1 Amaefule, Adolphus
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1757683453
AB Abstract Beyond its entertainment value, every piece of creative literature has something more to say which reading between the lines often has a way of revealing. This is true of the novel Purple Hibiscus by the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. While his novel says something about the family, politics, post-colonial history and religious realities such as priesthood, mission, Mary, and the Eucharist, this paper looks at what it can tell us about liturgical inculturation and its implications for the Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria. It is hoped that the paper would help to continue, in the spirit of interdisciplinarity, the conversation on the nexus between Ecclesiology and Creative Literature.
K1 Nigeria
K1 Roman Catholic Church
K1 Purple Hibiscus
K1 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
K1 African literature
K1 Inculturation
K1 Liturgy
DO 10.1163/17455316-bja10002