Sökning: "ancestral spirits"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden ancestral spirits.

1. 1. Cultural Clash and Colonial Consequences: A Comprehensive Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

   Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Författare :Foosey Abdulgadir; [2023]
   Nyckelord :European missionaries; Christianity; Postcolonialism; Igbo culture; Cultural clash; Christian missionaries; ancestral spirits; British colonialists;

   Sammanfattning : This paper explores Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart (1958) within the context of postcolonial theory, focusing on the clash between traditional Igbo culture and the forces of European imperialism. Achebe's work serves as a response to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) and challenges the stereotypical portrayal of Africans. LÄS MER

3. 2. Echoes of the past : The legacy of the Herero-Nama genocide in Namibia

   Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

   Författare :Jonatan Lyrefelt; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Genocide legacy; collective memory; narrative and silencing;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the legacy of the Herero-Nama genocide that occurred in 1904 to 1908 by examining the descendant’s narrative in contrast to the preeminent state narrative. I investigate both these narratives from the emic perspective of the Herero people in Namibia, who today are a minority group. LÄS MER