The avenging spirit: mapping an ambivalent spirituality in Zimbabwean literature in English

Spirit possession is a central trope in Zimbabwean literature, not only in English, but also in indigenous languages. This article looks at the avenging spirit as it is manifested in Zimbabwean literature in English from the colonial days to the present, and uses postcolonial theory and Lewis’s soci...

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Main Author: Mutekwa, Anias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis (Routledge) 2016
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00020181003647264
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