The sacred act of reading: spirituality, performance, and power in Afro-diasporic literature
"This book brings together literary texts, historical and contemporary anthropological studies, theology, and critical theory to show how Black authors in the Americas employ spiritual phenomena as theoretical frameworks for sociopolitical power"--
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Charlottesville London
University of Virginia Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | New world studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Blacks
/ Literature
/ Spirituality (Motif)
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality in literature
B Literature Black authors History and criticism B African Diaspora B American literature African American authors History and criticism B Literature and anthropology |
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| Summary: | "This book brings together literary texts, historical and contemporary anthropological studies, theology, and critical theory to show how Black authors in the Americas employ spiritual phenomena as theoretical frameworks for sociopolitical power"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0813943442 |