Tabla de Contenidos:
  • God, gods, and spirits in African life : Song of Solomon, Beloved, Tar baby, and Jazz
  • Ancient ancestral folklore in Song of Solomon
  • The influence of African cosmological beliefs in Beloved
  • Tar Baby and the ancient folktales of Africa
  • Jazz and African ancestral cultures and traditions
  • A circle of friends : communities of women in The bluest eye, Sula, Tar baby, Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise
  • The failure of community in The bluest eye
  • The rejection of community in Sula
  • "Ancient properties" and communal connection in Tar baby
  • The power of community in Beloved
  • Jazz and community values
  • Paradise : the final frontier.