Sacred Places in Comparative (Post-)Colonial Writing
From Alexandria to Gondar
Sacred Places in Comparative (Post-)Colonial Writing From Alexandria to Gondar
Description
This book presents a distinctive viewpoint on the significance of sacred spaces in postcolonial literature while illuminating the diasporic narrative of regions often overlooked in Pan-African literary studies.
By challenging the main trends that have benefited countries such as Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, Rosanna Masiola and Matteo Baraldo bring together multiple faiths, literary genres, and narratives in diachronic and comparative critical perspectives from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Libya. Masiola and Baraldo focus on historical authors and the rise of contemporary writers in the diaspora from a cross-cultural and comparative perspective. By examining writers such as Ahmad Shawqi, Ibrahim al-Kuni, Sahle Sellassie, Nega Mezlekia, Maaza Mengiste, and Gabriella Ghermandi, this book seeks to connect the reader to a mystical dimension of diasporic postcolonial literature.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Sacred Places and the Lament for Destruction
Rosanna Masiola and Matteo Baraldo
Chapter 1
Ahmad Shawqi's 'The Passion of Cleopatra': From Egypt to Egypt
Rosanna Masiola
Chapter 2
The Libyan Desert and Colonial Invasions
Rosanna Masiola
Chapter 3
Ethiopia, The Matrix of Mystery: Writing Worlds
Rosanna Masiola
Chapter 4
The Gondar Empire and its Spiritual Legacy
Matteo Baraldo
Conclusion
Geographies of the Sacred: From Landscapes to Heritage
Rosanna Masiola and Matteo Baraldo
Index
Product details
| Published | 02 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 192 |
| ISBN | 9781978764002 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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