Wounds of the spirit [[electronic resource] ] : Black women, violence, and resistance ethics / / Traci C. West
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| Autore: |
West Traci C. <1959->
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| Titolo: |
Wounds of the spirit [[electronic resource] ] : Black women, violence, and resistance ethics / / Traci C. West
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : New York University Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xi, 249 p. ; ; 23 cm.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.88/089/96073 |
| Soggetto topico: | African American women - Crimes against |
| African American women - Social conditions | |
| Child sexual abuse - United States | |
| Racism - United States | |
| Rape - United States | |
| Sex discrimination against women - United States | |
| Wife abuse - United States.s | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-243) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Listening to Women's Stories -- II. Paying Attention to Women's Anguish -- III. Deciphering the Role of Society -- IV. Garnering Methods of Resistance -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In Wounds of the Spirit, Traci West employs first person accounts-from slave narratives to contemporary interviews to Tina Turner's autobiography-to document a historical legacy of violence against black women in the United States. West, a black feminist Christian ethicist, situates spiritual matters within a discussion of the psycho-social impact of intimate assault against African American women. Distinctive for its treatment of the role of the church in response to violence against African American women, the book identifies specific social mechanisms which contribute to the reproduction of intimate violence. West insists that cultural beliefs as well as institutional practices must be altered if we are to combat the reproduction of violence, and suggests methods of resistance which can be utilized by victim-survivors, those in the helping professions, and the church. Interrogating the dynamics of black women's experiences of emotional and spiritual trauma through the diverse disciplines of psychology, sociology, and theology, this important work will be of interest and practical use to those in women's studies, African American studies, Christian ethics, feminist and womanist theology, women's health, family counseling, and pastoral care. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Wounds of the spirit |
| ISBN: | 0-8147-8471-2 |
| 0-585-42492-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780023703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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