非洲文化有广义和狭义之分,狭义的非洲文化主要是指非洲的音乐、绘画、舞蹈、文学、宗教信仰和风俗习惯等,广义的非洲文化指的是非洲社会发展过程中所创造的物质和精神财富总和。非洲文学是非洲文化的一种特殊载体和具体表现形式,对文学的研究有助于理解文化特性。本文就非洲文化和文学研究的具体情况进行综述,进而分析和讨论非洲文化和文学研究的发展历程。 African culture has a broad and narrow sense. Narrowly defined African culture mainly refers to music, painting, dance, literature, religious beliefs and customs in Africa. Broadly defined African culture refers to the material created in the process of social development in Africa. The sum of spiritual wealth. African literature is a special carrier and concrete manifestation of African culture. The study of literature helps to understand the cultural characteristics. This article summarizes the specific conditions of African cultural and literary studies, and then analyzes and discusses the development of African cultural and literary studies.