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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Main Author: Abubakar Aliyu Liman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 2019-09-01
Series:Afrika Focus
Online Access:https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/11787