LEADER 02464nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910463356003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4384-4738-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000419772 035 $a(EBL)3408749 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000950166 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12450435 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950166 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11004437 035 $a(PQKB)10425271 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408749 035 $a(OCoLC)867739541 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27199 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3408749 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10733843 035 $a(OCoLC)853495823 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000419772 100 $a20120807d2013 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe grasp that reaches beyond the grave$b[electronic resource] $ethe ancestral call in black women's texts /$fVenetria K. Patton 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4384-4737-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Revising the legacy of kinlessness through elders and ancestors -- Othermothers as elders and culture bearers in Daughters of the dust and The salt eaters -- Ancestral prodding in Praisesong for the widow -- Ancestral disturbances in Stigmata -- Beloved, a ghost story with an Ogbanje twist -- The child figure as a means to ancestral knowledge in Daughters of the dust and A Sunday in June. 606 $aAmerican literature$xAfrican American authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAmerican literature$xAfrican influences 606 $aAfrican American women$xIntellectual life$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans in literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAmerican literature$xAfrican American authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAmerican literature$xAfrican influences. 615 0$aAfrican American women$xIntellectual life 615 0$aAfrican Americans in literature. 676 $a810.9/928708996073 700 $aPatton$b Venetria K.$f1968-$01055735 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463356003321 996 $aThe grasp that reaches beyond the grave$92489353 997 $aUNINA