Postcolonial yearning : spiritual and secular discourses in literature /
Anglophone postcolonial studies has been characterized by its secular nature. Yet as the first generation of scholars grapples with mortality, a yearning for spiritual meaning is emerging in many texts. This study synthesizes the sacred language used in these texts with critical theory in order to c...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
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| Summary: | Anglophone postcolonial studies has been characterized by its secular nature. Yet as the first generation of scholars grapples with mortality, a yearning for spiritual meaning is emerging in many texts. This study synthesizes the sacred language used in these texts with critical theory in order to create a holistic frame for interpretive analysis. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781137340184 1137340185 |
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