Memorializing a Legendary Figure: Bajajidda the Prince of Bagdad in Hausa Land
This paper examines the various ways in which the Bayajidda legend is memorialized. In its current manifestations, the legend can be seen as an important agency for the remembrance of the past in the context of rapid socio-historical change in Africa, under the influence of modernity, technol...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug
2019-09-01
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Series: | Afrika Focus |
Online Access: | https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/11787 |