To speak or not to speak with the whole mouth: Textualization of taboo subjects in Europhone African literature

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dc.contributor.authorAsaah, A.H.
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-25T09:37:24Z
dc.date.available2019-03-25T09:37:24Z
dc.date.issued2006-03
dc.description.abstractTaboos, since the dawn of time, have been used by human societies to regulate behavior and discourse. African writers are aware of these codes that regulate conduct, supposedly in the name of the common good. The article discusses taboo adherence and taboo violation in respect of death, madness, sex, and incest in Europhone African literature and concludes that African writers largely display a certain dynamism in their reaction to taboos. © 2006 Sage Publications.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0021934705277757
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/28824
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Black Studiesen_US
dc.subjectAfrican literatureen_US
dc.subjectDeathen_US
dc.subjectIncesten_US
dc.subjectMadnessen_US
dc.subjectSexen_US
dc.subjectTaboosen_US
dc.subjectThe unspeakableen_US
dc.titleTo speak or not to speak with the whole mouth: Textualization of taboo subjects in Europhone African literatureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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