Title Religiosity, cosmology and folklore : the African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison / Therese E. Higgins

Published New York : Routledge, 2001

Click on the following:
ProQuest Ebook Central
EBSCO eBooks

Copies

Description 1 online resource (xiv, 149 pages) Series Studies in African American history and culture Studies in African American history and culture. 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 Summary First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-145) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Morrison, Toni -- Knowledge -- Africa Morrison, Toni -- Knowledge -- Folklore Morrison, Toni -- Religion SUBJECT Morrison, Toni 1931-2019 -- Crítica e interpretación embne Morrison, Toni fast Morrison, Toni. swd Subject American fiction -- African influences African Americans in literature. Cosmology in literature. Folklore in literature. Religion in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. African Americans in literature American fiction -- African influences Folklore Cosmology in literature Folklore in literature Literature Religion Religion in literature Kultur Roman SUBJECT Africa -- In literature Subject Africa Afrika Genre/Form Folklore Form Electronic book ISBN 9781317794189 1317794184 1315810980 9781315810980

Other Titles Religiosity, cosmology & folklore

  Permalink