Memory and myth: postcolonial religion in contemporary Guyanese fiction and poetry
This book investigates the problematical historical location of the term 'religion' and examines how this location has affected the analytical reading of postcolonial fiction and poetry. The adoption of the term 'religion' outside of a Western Enlightenment and Christian context...
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| Reviews: | Memory and Myth: Postcolonial Religion in Contemporary Guyanese Fiction and Poetry. By Fiona Darroch (2010) (Filipczak, Dorota)
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