Secularism and the crisis of minority identity in postcolonial literature
"This book argues that secularism and modernity are responsible for the identity crisis that minorities experience in India and Sri Lanka. It shows that content and aesthetics of minority writing are not only shaped by the impositions of secularism and modernity but also produces innovative str...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Lanham, Boulder, New York, London
Lexington Books
2018
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "This book argues that secularism and modernity are responsible for the identity crisis that minorities experience in India and Sri Lanka. It shows that content and aesthetics of minority writing are not only shaped by the impositions of secularism and modernity but also produces innovative strategies to overcome them"-- Secularism and the crisis of minority identity in postcolonial literature -- Burgher writing: aesthetics as resistance to secular time in Carl Muller's and Michael Ondaatje's fiction -- Muslim writing: secular criticism in Saadat Hasan Manto's and Ismat Cughtai's fiction -- Parsi writing: developing a fine balance: secularism, religion, and minority politics in Rohinton Mistry's Family Matters -- Anglo-Indian writing: the conundrum of secular nationalism in Frank Anthony's and I. Allan Sealy's writing -- Dalit writing: secular catholicism and feminist critique in Bama's texts -- Secularism and sites of renewal |
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| Beschreibung: | xxiii, 173 Seiten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781498548939 978-1-4985-4893-9 |