Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index.
Contents
Belief, ethnicity, and self-definition -- A witch and her curse : external definition and uncrossable boundaries in Lee Smith's Oral history -- Predator, scavenger, and trickster-transformer : survival and the visionary experience in Louise Erdrich's Tracks -- Calling Tayo back, unraveling coyote's skin : individuation in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony -- Modern rationality and the supernatural : bridging two worlds in Gloria Naylor's Mama day -- The ghost as demon and savior : confrontation with the past in Toni Morrison's Beloved -- Warring with ghosts : power through individuation in Maxine Hong Kingston's The woman warrior.