Africanjujuism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An Afrocentric subgenre of fantasy fiction that draws on African spiritualities and cosmologies. uncountable, usually
"Africanjujuism is a subcategory of fantasy that respectfully acknowledges the seamless blend of true existing African spiritualities and cosmologies with the imaginative."
Example
More examples"Africanjujuism is a subcategory of fantasy that respectfully acknowledges the seamless blend of true existing African spiritualities and cosmologies with the imaginative."
Etymology
Coined by science fiction and fantasy author Nnedi Okorafor in 2018, from African + jujuism.
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