Forms of Interreligious Encounter in Contemporary Nigerian Fiction
Africanist scholars continue to debate how best to frame Christian-Muslim encounters. Examining literary fiction that portrays interreligious conflict and dialogue in northern Nigeria, Suhr-Sytsma opens up an exchange between social scientists and Nigerian writers including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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African studies review
Year: 2022, Volume: 65, Issue: 3, Pages: 669-691 |
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| Summary: | Africanist scholars continue to debate how best to frame Christian-Muslim encounters. Examining literary fiction that portrays interreligious conflict and dialogue in northern Nigeria, Suhr-Sytsma opens up an exchange between social scientists and Nigerian writers including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Uwem Akpan, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, and E. E. Sule. Suhr-Sytsma argues that, as social thinkers, Nigerian writers explore interreligious solidarity through forms of doubling and critique forms of sacrifice that authorize scapegoating. Consequently, contemporary Nigerian fiction raises fundamental questions not only about the relation of text to reality but also about the making and crossing of boundaries identified as religious., Résumé:, Les chercheurs africanistes continuent de débattre la meilleure façon de cadrer les rencontres entre chrétiens et musulmans. En examinant la fiction littéraire qui dépeint les conflits et les dialogues interreligieux dans le nord du Nigeria, Suhr-Sytsma ouvre un échange entre les sociologues et les écrivains nigérians, y compris Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Uwem Akpan, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim et E. E. Sule. Suhr-Sytsma soutient que, en tant que penseurs sociaux, ces écrivains nigérians explorent la solidarité interreligieuse à travers des dédoublement et formes critiques de sacrifices qui permettent la stigmatisation. Par conséquent, la fiction nigériane contemporaine soulève des questions fondamentales sur la relation entre le texte, la réalité et le franchissement des frontières identifiées comme religieuses., Resumo:, Os académicos africanistas continuam a debater sobre a melhor maneira de enquadrar os encontros entre cristãos e muçulmanos. Suhr-Sytsma analisa a ficção literária que retrata os conflitos e o diálogo inter-religiosos, para assim encetar um intercâmbio entre cientistas sociais e vários escritores nigerianos, nomeadamente Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Uwem Akpan, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim e E. E. Sule. Segundo Suhr-Sytsma, os escritores nigerianos, enquanto pensadores sociais, exploram a solidariedade inter-religiosa através de diferentes formas de projeção no outro e criticam o tipo de sacrifícios que fomentamo recurso a bodes expiatórios. Consequentemente, a ficção nigeriana contemporânea levanta questões fundamentais não só quanto à relação entre texto e realidade, como também acerca da construção e da interpenetrabilidade das fronteiras identificadas como sendo religiosas. |
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| ISSN: | 1555-2462 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: African studies review
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