Witches, goddesses, and angry spirits : the politics of spiritual liberation in African diaspora women's fiction / Maha Marouan.

Variant title Witches, goddesses, & angry spirits
Contents Introduction : Breath, eyes, memory, Paradise and I, Tituba, Black witch of Salem : a theoretical and thematic framework -- In the spirit of Erzulie : Vodou and the re-imagining of Haitian womanhood in Edwidge Danticat's Breath, eyes, memory -- "Thunder, perfect mind" : gnosticism and the utopian impulse in Toni Morrison's Paradise -- Conjuring history : the meaning of witchcraft in Maryse Condé's I, Tituba, Black witch of Salem -- Conclusion : The return of witches, goddesses, and angry spirits.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 159-166) and index.
LCCN 2012039927
ISBN9780814212196 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0814212190 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814293201 (cd)
ISBN0814293204 (cd)

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Joyner General Stacks PS374.B635 M35 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold