MARRIAGES AND LOVE IN AFRICA: A DISCOURSE ON WOLE SOYINKA'S THE LION AND THE JEWEL
1 Department of Theatre Arts Benue State University Makurdi
* Corresponding author: siorngurum@gmail.com
* Corresponding author: siorngurum@gmail.com
Abstract
Love is an emotion that nearly everyone has experienced at
some time in their life. One would think that with such a
familiar concept, researchers would agree on what
constitutes love and how to measure it. That has not been the
case, yet love is appreciated by all animals, especially the
human race. Even though love is universal, it is very difficult
to understand it. It is also difficult to explain love from one
cultural viewpoint. Consequently, there are so many works
that are based on it; yet each person tries to look at it from
his/her cultural viewpoint. In this paper, the theme of love is
explored with the aim of discovering the meaning, type and
context of love in Africa. Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the
Jewel is used in examining 'African Love'. At the same time,
some other western concepts of love are examined and
compared to what obtains in Africa. It is submitted that the
type of love practiced in Africa is called Phileo love. This
type of love accommodates both polygamy and monogamy.
Keywords
Marriage
Family
Polygamy
Love
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How to Cite
IORNGURUM, D. S. (2023). MARRIAGES AND LOVE IN AFRICA: A DISCOURSE ON WOLE SOYINKA'S THE LION AND THE JEWEL. Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, 14(1), 167-172. https://doi.org/10.67862/hjjgs.2023.la3qzgnf
D. S. IORNGURUM, "MARRIAGES AND LOVE IN AFRICA: A DISCOURSE ON WOLE SOYINKA'S THE LION AND THE JEWEL," Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 167-172, January 2023. doi: 10.67862/hjjgs.2023.la3qzgnf
