Es’kia Mphahlele’s etching of two axes of religion using the framework of his concept of Afrikan humanism in father come home

Rafapa, Lesibana

dc.contributor.author	Rafapa, Lesibana
dc.date.accessioned	2011-12-09T13:39:17Z
dc.date.available	2011-12-09T13:39:17Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.citation	Rafapa, L 2007, 'Es’kia Mphahlele’s etching of two axes of religion using the framework of his concept of Afrikan humanism in father come home,' Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 89-103.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0041-476x
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5171
dc.description.abstract	This article looks at Mphahlele’s application of his theory of Afrikan Humanism in his novel Father Come Home (1984). Since he regards religion as pervasive in the life of Africans, the novel is analysed from a religious perspective. The aim is to highlight the consciousness crossroads faced by the postcolonial African as portrayed in the book. It is proposed that a prior study of Mphahlele’s concept of Afrikan Humanism shall reveal more meaning in his fictional writings, as well as in the fiction of other postcolonial Africanist writers.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	University of Venda	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Pretoria	en
dc.subject	Afrikan Humanism	en
dc.subject	African humanism	en
dc.subject	African religion	en
dc.subject	Postcolonialism	en
dc.subject	Father come home	en
dc.subject	Consciousness	en
dc.subject	Identity	en
dc.title	Es’kia Mphahlele’s etching of two axes of religion using the framework of his concept of Afrikan humanism in father come home	en
dc.type	Article	en