Odanta through a child's eye: a study on Buchi Emecheta's The Moonlight Bride

An interesting story session often takes its listeners on a journey to an imaginary land where 'good' always prevails over 'evil'. Such stories, generally narrated by elders, reinforce the spiritual values of a particular community by consciously building up its moral strength th...

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Authors: Unnithan, A Karthika (Author) ; Jayaraman, Harini (Author) ; Priya, M. G. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2019]
In: International journal of children's spirituality
Year: 2019, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 202-220
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BB Indigenous religions
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
Further subjects:B ethnic community living
B Traditional culture
B African patriarchy
B African storytelling
B child narrator
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