African American atheists and political liberation : a study of the sociocultural dynamics of faith /

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A study of atheist African American writers which poses a challenge to those who see atheism in despairing and nihilistic terms. This work argues that while most white atheists mourn the loss of faith, many black atheists - believing the 'God-concept' spawns racism and oppression - conside...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Lackey, Michael
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©2007.
Collection:History of African-American religions.
Sujets:
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Criticism and interpretation.
Larsen, Nella > Criticism and interpretation.
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Critique et interprétation.
Larsen, Nella > Critique et interprétation.
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967 > Critique et interprétation.
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967
Larsen, Nella
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960
Sativihari, Rishi
Larsen, Nella.
Hughes, Langston.
1900-1999
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Atheism and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans in literature.
African Americans > Religion.
African American authors > Political and social views.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs noirs américains > Histoire et critique.
Athéisme et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Noirs américains > Religion.
Écrivains noirs américains > Pensée politique et sociale.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African American authors > Political and social views
African Americans in literature
African Americans > Religion
American literature > African American authors
Atheism and literature
Literatur
Atheismus
Atheïsme.
Amerikaans.
Bellettrie.
United States
USA
Schwärze
Literary criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frantz Fanon and J. Saunders Redding : the psychological and political necessity of atheism
  • The humanist/atheist controversy in Richard Wright's The outsider
  • No means yes : the conversion narrative as rape scene in Nella Larsen's Quicksand
  • Langston Hughes : the sociocultural structuring of God, desire, and the law
  • Touchstone narratives: measuring the value of the God concept.

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