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844476
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Higgins, Therese E.,1960-
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| Title & Author
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Religiosity, cosmology and folklore : : the African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison /\ Therese E. Higgins.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, New York ;Oxfordshire, England :: Routledge,, 2010.
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, ©2001
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| Series Statement
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Studies in African American History and Culture
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1 online resource (286 p.).
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| ISBN
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1315810980
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: 1317794184
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: 9781315810980
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: 9781317794189
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| Notes
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Original Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; PART I God, Gods, and Spirits in African Life: Song Of Solomon, Beloved, Tar Baby, and Jazz; CHAPTER 1 Ancient Ancestral Folklore in Song Of Solomon; CHAPTER 2 The Influence of African Cosmological Beliefs in Beloved; CHAPTER 3 Tar Baby and the Ancient Folktales of Africa; Chapter 4 Jazz and African Ancestral Cultures and Traditions; PART II A Circle of Friends: Communities of Women in The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise; CHAPTER 5 The Failure of Community in The Bluest Eye
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CHAPTER 6 The Rejection of Community in SulaCHAPTER 7 ""Ancient Properties"" and Communal Connection in Tar Baby; CHAPTER 8 The Power of Community in Beloved; CHAPTER 9 Jazz and Community Values; CHAPTER 10 Paradise: The Final Frontier; WORKS CITED; INDEX
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| Abstract
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First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Morrison, Toni-- Knowledge
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Morrison, Toni-- Knowledge-- Africa.
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Morrison, Toni-- Religion.
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Morrison, Toni.
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African Americans in literature.
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American fiction-- African influences.
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Cosmology in literature.
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Folklore in literature.
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Religion in literature.
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African Americans in literature.
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American fiction-- African influences.
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Cosmology in literature.
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Folklore in literature.
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Folklore.
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Literature.
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Religion in literature.
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Religion.
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Africa, In literature.
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Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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813.54813/.54
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| LC Classification
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PS3563.O8749.H544 2010
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