| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 149 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies in African American history and culture
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Studies in African American history and culture.
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| Contents |
God, gods, and spirits in African life : Song of Solomon, Beloved, Tar baby, and Jazz -- Ancient ancestral folklore in Song of Solomon -- The influence of African cosmological beliefs in Beloved -- Tar Baby and the ancient folktales of Africa -- Jazz and African ancestral cultures and traditions -- A circle of friends : communities of women in The bluest eye, Sula, Tar baby, Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise -- The failure of community in The bluest eye -- The rejection of community in Sula -- "Ancient properties" and communal connection in Tar baby -- The power of community in Beloved -- Jazz and community values -- Paradise : the final frontier. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-145) and index. |
| Summary |
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Morrison, Toni -- Knowledge and learning -- Africa.
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Morrison, Toni. |
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Africa. |
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Morrison, Toni -- Knowledge and learning -- Folklore.
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Folklore. |
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Morrison, Toni -- Religion.
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Religion. |
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Morrison, Toni -- Et l'Afrique. |
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Morrison, Toni -- Et le folklore. |
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Morrison, Toni -- Religion. |
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Morrison, Toni. |
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American fiction -- African influences.
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American fiction -- African influences. |
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American fiction. |
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African Americans in literature.
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African Americans in literature. |
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Cosmology in literature.
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Cosmology in literature. |
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Africa -- In literature.
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Folklore in literature.
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Folklore in literature. |
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Religion in literature.
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Religion in literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Folklore.
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| Added Title |
Religiosity, cosmology & folklore |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Higgins, Therese E., 1960- Religiosity, cosmology and folklore 0415935652 (DLC) 2002069785 (OCoLC)49799570 |
| ISBN |
9781317794189 (electronic book) |
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1317794184 (electronic book) |
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0415935652 |
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9780415935654 |
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