In the Novel Half of a Yellow Sun Religious Belief Stand in the way of Human Love
Keywords:
Igbo Christians, Hausa Muslims, Biafra, Human loveAbstract
It is a universal phenomenon that every human being is concerned with the satisfaction of deeply felt needs and assuaging of pain. Famous spiritual movements and their development spring from this universal longing (Albert Einstein1930 pp 1-4). Homoeopathic magic played its part in the earlier days in assuaging the fear and pain of the people. Unsatisfied with the result of sorcerers, the ancient people surrendered to the monks and priests for magical power and guidance to lead a better life without physical and mental suffering. This priestly caste created illusory beings for the common men to offer sacrifices to propitiate gods (Sir James George Frazer1922). In the modern arena, the political leaders and the priestly caste are misusing religion for their interest. This article tries to focus on how human love and relationship got strangled and muddled up by the religious beliefs in the contemporary society portrayed in the novel Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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