Religiosity, cosmology and folklore : the African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison / / Therese E. Higgins

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955540503321
• Autore: Higgins Therese E. <1960-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2001
• ISBN: 9781317794172; 1317794176; 9781315810980; 1315810980; 9781317794189; 1317794184
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Collana: Studies in African American History and Culture
• Disciplina: 813/.54; 813.54
• Soggetti: American fiction - African influences; African Americans in literature; Cosmology in literature; Folklore in literature; Religion in literature; Africa In literature
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Original Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; PART I God, Gods, and Spirits in African Life: Song Of Solomon, Beloved, Tar Baby, and Jazz; CHAPTER 1 Ancient Ancestral Folklore in Song Of Solomon; CHAPTER 2 The Influence of African Cosmological Beliefs in Beloved; CHAPTER 3 Tar Baby and the Ancient Folktales of Africa; Chapter 4 Jazz and African Ancestral Cultures and Traditions; PART II A Circle of Friends: Communities of Women in The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise; CHAPTER 5 The Failure of Community in The Bluest Eye; CHAPTER 6 The Rejection of Community in SulaCHAPTER 7 ""Ancient Properties"" and Communal Connection in Tar Baby; CHAPTER 8 The ; Power of Community in Beloved; CHAPTER 9 Jazz and Community Values; CHAPTER 10 Paradise: The Final Frontier; WORKS CITED; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.