03150oam 2200721I 450 991046487340332120200520144314.01-315-81098-01-317-79418-410.4324/9781315810980 (CKB)3710000000117239(EBL)1694425(SSID)ssj0001225264(PQKBManifestationID)11657594(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001225264(PQKBWorkID)11268354(PQKB)11011546(MiAaPQ)EBC1694425(Au-PeEL)EBL1694425(CaPaEBR)ebr10876246(CaONFJC)MIL613874(OCoLC)881569264(OCoLC)880878121(EXLCZ)99371000000011723920180706d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligiosity, cosmology and folklore the African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison /Therese E. HigginsNew York :Routledge,2001.1 online resource (286 p.)Studies in African American History and CultureDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-98503-1 0-415-93565-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 EyeCHAPTER 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; INDEXFirst published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Studies in African American history and culture.American fictionAfrican influencesAfrican Americans in literatureCosmology in literatureFolklore in literatureReligion in literatureAfricaIn literatureElectronic books.American fictionAfrican influences.African Americans in literature.Cosmology in literature.Folklore in literature.Religion in literature.813/.54Higgins Therese E.1960-,980379MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464873403321Religiosity, cosmology and folklore2236778UNINA