Higgins Religiosity, Cosmology and Folklore

The African Influence in the Novels of Toni Morrison
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-79417-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 164 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in African American History and Culture

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Higgins, Therese E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 ANDPARADISE

Chapter 5. The Failure of Community in The Bluest Eye
Chapter 6. The Rejection of Community in Sula
Chapter 7. "Ancient Properties" and Communal Connection in Tar Baby
Chaper 8. The Power of Community in Beloved
Chapter 9. Jazz and Community Values
Chapter 10. Paradise: The Final Frontier

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