African Beliefs in Buchi Emechetaâ€™s Writings

Dr. Epounda Mexan Serge; Dr. Bokotiabato Mokogna ZÃ©phirin

African Beliefs in Buchi Emecheta’s Writings

Dr. Epounda Mexan Serge * §

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Abstract

The belief in Africa is multifaceted and has been a major influence on art, culture and philosophy. Today, the continent’s various populations and individuals are mostly adherents of Christianity, Islam, and to a lesser extent several traditional African religions. In Christian or Islamic communities, religious beliefs are also sometimes characterized with syncretism with the beliefs and practices of traditional religions. However, a close look at African people shows that they are largely rooted on other sort of beliefs that we intend to scrutinize throughout this study. Thus, this paper aims not only at identifying existing beliefs in African culture but also at showing their sacredness in the life of people based on the writings of the African woman writer, Buchi Emecheta.

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Dr. Epounda Mexan Serge, Dr. Bokotiabato Mokogna ZÃ©phirin, bokotiabatozephirin. 2020. "African Beliefs in Buchi Emecheta’s Writings". Global Journal of Human-Social Science - A: Arts & Humanities GJHSS-A Volume 20 (GJHSS Volume 20 Issue A20).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

Print ISSN 0975-587X

e-ISSN 2249-460X

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Africa belief buchi emecheta christianity islam Religion

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GJHSS-A Classification FOR Code: 190402

Submission ReceivedDecember 13, 2019
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Accepted January 2, 2020
Published January 15, 2020

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