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Author Nittle, Nadra, author

Title Toni Morrison's spiritual vision : faith, folktales, and feminism in her life and literature / Nadra Nittle
Published Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (192 pages)
Contents Black, Christian, and feminist : Toni Morrison's village literature -- A magical Black heritage -- Black and Catholic : a long tradition -- Sula's deconstruction of the Madonna, the whore, and the witch -- The folklore and holy women of Song of Solomon and Beloved -- Paradise's Black Madonna and Afro-Catholicism -- A literary legacy of resilience
Summary Toni Morrison's Spiritual Vision unpacks an oft-ignored but essential element of her work--her religion--and in so doing gives readers a deeper, richer understanding of her life and her writing. As Nadra Nittle's wide-ranging, deep exploration of Morrison's oeuvre reveals, to fully understand Morrison's work, one must also understand the role of religion and spirituality in her life and literature
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 28, 2021)
Subject Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Morrison, Toni fast
Subject Religion in literature.
Religion in literature
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1506471528
9781506471525