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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785579203321

Autore

Harris M

Titolo

Gifts of Virtue, Alice Walker, and Womanist Ethics [[electronic resource] /] / by M. Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2010

ISBN

1-282-99307-0

9786612993077

0-230-11393-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2010.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 178 p.)

Collana

Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice

Disciplina

813/.54

Soggetti

Literature—Philosophy

Religion

America—Literatures

Religion—Philosophy

African Americans

Gender identity—Religious aspects

Literary Theory

Religious Studies, general

North American Literature

Philosophy of Religion

African American Culture

Religion and Gender

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Melanie L. Harris dives into the spirituality and life work of Alice Walker, literary genius and poet. Through the lens of Womanist ethics, Harris takes an inside look into the virtues and values that can be lifted from a study of Walker s non-fiction work. This work enlivens the debate in African and African American religious thought about the fluidity of spirituality and widens the conversation to encourage readers to embrace religious traditions inclusive of and beyond Christianity as the



foundations for empowerment of both women and ethical values.