African American Atheists and Political Liberation : A Study of the Sociocultural Dynamics of Faith /

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Describes a philosophical tradition of 'black liberation atheism' that emerges, gaining coherence and momentum, in the twentieth century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lackey, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960.
Larsen, Nella.
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Criticism and interpretation.
Larsen, Nella > Criticism and interpretation.
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967 > Criticism and interpretation.
Atheism and literature.
American literature > African American authors.
African Americans > Religion.
African Americans in literature.
African American authors > Political and social views.
Atheisme et litterature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Noirs americains dans la litterature.
Noirs americains > Religion.
Écrivains noirs americains > Pensee politique et sociale.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Atheism and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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