Religiosity, cosmology and folklore : the African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison / / Therese E. Higgins
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| Autore: |
Higgins Therese E. <1960-, >
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| Titolo: |
Religiosity, cosmology and folklore : the African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison / / Therese E. Higgins
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2001 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 813/.54 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Religiosity, cosmology & folklore |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Religiosity, cosmology and folklore |
| ISBN: | 9781317794172 |
| 1317794176 | |
| 9781315810980 | |
| 1315810980 | |
| 9781317794189 | |
| 1317794184 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910955540503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Studies in African American history and culture.