Court Stories in Selected African Short Narratives
- Emmanuel Yewah (Department of Foreign Languages Albion College Albion Michigan)
Abstract
Tliis article attempts to cross-examine African Literature and African costumary, Islamic and inherited colonial laws. It opens a new topic in the study of African literature by showing how legal discourses are inscribed in certain African narratives and how these discourses link the narratives to the overall context of their production.
KEY WORDS : African law, literature, traditional courts.
How to Cite:
Yewah, E., (1994) “Court Stories in Selected African Short Narratives”, Afrika Focus 10(3-4). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v10i3-4.5606
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