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050 4 $aBL458$b.O75 2008
100 1 $aOrjinta, Ikechukwu.
245 00 $aWomen in world religions & literatures :$bIslam, Christianity, African traditional religion, African culture, Anglophone African literature, Francophone African literature /$cIkechukwu Orjinta.
260 $aMünster :$bImPrint,$c2008
300 $a184 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 176 - 184).
505 0 $a1. General introduction -- 2. Gender discrimination in world religions -- 3. Women in African traditional religion and culture -- 4. Women in Achebe's novels -- 5. Women in Aminata Sow Fall's novels.
520 $aWomen in world religions & literatures is a research work that spanned over six years, covering all ramifications of womens experiences in patriarchal and matriarchal societies and organisations. Religious organisations such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, African Traditional Religion (ATR) were treated in detail. Other world religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Oriental religious bodies were not left out. The cultures and sub cultures that we have today have been deeply influenced by these religious organisations. Hence it would be impossible to go into the world of women vis a vis that of men in a modern day gender discourse without first of all delving into patriarchy and matriarchy and their exploitation of mankind's religious sentiments. Women in Anglophone (Chinua Achebe) and Women in Francophone (Aminate Sow Fall) literatures were used as a case study.
650 0 $aWomen and religion.
650 0 $aWomen and literature.
650 0 $aReligion and literature.
600 10 $aAchebe, Chinua.
600 10 $aFall, Aminata Sow.
650 0 $aAfrican literature.
988 $a20081112
906 $0OCLC