The Untold Stories of the Demised: Eschatological Narratives in Ahmed Yerima’s Tafida and Other Plays
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Untold Stories, Demised, Tradition, Spirit realm, Trauma theory, EschatologicalAbstract
The “The Untold Stories of the Demised in Ahmed Yerima’s Tafida and Other Plays” unlocks the mysteries surrounding the existence of the dead in the realm of the spirit. In African tradition, the dead as assumed by the living are not totally alienated from the discourse of the living. Recent research has shown that little or no research has been done on the activities of those in the realm of the spirits using the selected play texts. Thus, this research fills that gap created by scholarship. This paper adopts a textual approach to ascertain the veracity of the claim that the dead do not have eyes and ears to see and hear. This research is guided by the trauma theory and unfolds the wounds and pains associated with the demise of loved ones. The lacuna created by the deceased necessitated this research. The research finds out that the dead are active participants in the affairs of the living and concludes that the dead see themselves as stakeholders of unity in diversity.Downloads
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