LEADER 03150oam 2200721I 450 001 9910464873403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-315-81098-0 010 $a1-317-79418-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315810980 035 $a(CKB)3710000000117239 035 $a(EBL)1694425 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001225264 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11657594 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001225264 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11268354 035 $a(PQKB)11011546 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1694425 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1694425 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10876246 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL613874 035 $a(OCoLC)881569264 035 $a(OCoLC)880878121 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000117239 100 $a20180706d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReligiosity, cosmology and folklore $ethe African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison /$fTherese E. Higgins 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2001. 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in African American History and Culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-98503-1 311 $a0-415-93565-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aCHAPTER 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 330 $aFirst published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. 410 0$aStudies in African American history and culture. 606 $aAmerican fiction$xAfrican influences 606 $aAfrican Americans in literature 606 $aCosmology in literature 606 $aFolklore in literature 606 $aReligion in literature 607 $aAfrica$xIn literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xAfrican influences. 615 0$aAfrican Americans in literature. 615 0$aCosmology in literature. 615 0$aFolklore in literature. 615 0$aReligion in literature. 676 $a813/.54 700 $aHiggins$b Therese E.$f1960-,$0980379 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464873403321 996 $aReligiosity, cosmology and folklore$92236778 997 $aUNINA