Religiosity, cosmology and folklore : the African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison /
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2001.
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Collection: | Studies in African American history and culture.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.