Rewriting Race, Gender and Religion in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon and Paradise
This article explores author Toni Morrison's creation of female spiritual leaders in her 1977 novel, Song of Solomon, and her 1998 novel, Paradise. I argue that she deliberately distorts Biblical imagery and narrative to rewrite women into the roles of spiritual agents rather than subjects, usi...
| Published in: | Religions |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2019]
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Religions
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| Further subjects: | B
Toni Morrison
B Spirituality B Womanist Theology B African American Women B Religion B The Source of Self-Regard B Gnosticism B Song of Solomon B Paradise |
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| Summary: | This article explores author Toni Morrison's creation of female spiritual leaders in her 1977 novel, Song of Solomon, and her 1998 novel, Paradise. I argue that she deliberately distorts Biblical imagery and narrative to rewrite women into the roles of spiritual agents rather than subjects, using irony and inversion, in Song of Solomon. She builds on this in Paradise by exploring the limitations of patriarchal orthodox Christian systems of social order and control by casting them in light of alternative spiritual beliefs, most notably Gnosticism. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel10060345 |