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Title details for Voodoo, Hoodoo and Conjure in African American Literature by James S. Mellis - Available

Voodoo, Hoodoo and Conjure in African American Literature

by James S. Mellis
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From the earliest slave narratives to modern fiction by the likes of Colson Whitehead and Jesmyn Ward, African American authors have drawn on African spiritual practices as literary inspiration, and as a way to maintain a connection to Africa. This volume has collected new essays about the multiple ways African American authors have incorporated Voodoo, Hoodoo and Conjure in their work. Among the authors covered are Frederick Douglass, Shirley Graham, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ntozake Shange, Rudolph Fisher, Jean Toomer, and Ishmael Reed.
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Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

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  • Release date: June 20, 2019

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  • ISBN: 9781476636894
  • Release date: June 20, 2019

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  • ISBN: 9781476636894
  • File size: 2991 KB
  • Release date: June 20, 2019

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Literary Criticism Religion & Spirituality Nonfiction

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English

From the earliest slave narratives to modern fiction by the likes of Colson Whitehead and Jesmyn Ward, African American authors have drawn on African spiritual practices as literary inspiration, and as a way to maintain a connection to Africa. This volume has collected new essays about the multiple ways African American authors have incorporated Voodoo, Hoodoo and Conjure in their work. Among the authors covered are Frederick Douglass, Shirley Graham, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ntozake Shange, Rudolph Fisher, Jean Toomer, and Ishmael Reed.
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Literary Criticism Religion & Spirituality Nonfiction