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

• Autore: Higgins Therese E. <1960-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Disciplina: 813/.54
• Soggetto topico: American fiction - African influences; African Americans in literature; Cosmology in literature; Folklore in literature; Religion in literature
• Soggetto geografico: Africa In literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Religiosity, cosmology and folklore
• ISBN: 1-315-81098-0; 1-317-79418-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464873403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in African American history and culture.