Religiosity, Cosmology and Folklore: The African Influence in the Novels of Toni Morrison (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415935654)

This book presents background information on the beliefs, customs, traditions and cosmologies of several of Africa's foremost peoples, relates these findings to each of Morrison's seven novels by highlighting the connections between the African root and the African-American product, and elucidates how this connection helps to understand and to clarify many of Morrison's allusions to the culture out of which she writes. It presents a new way of reading Morrison's work that has been previously overlooked, and moves beyond just African-American culture, delving into Africa and its people.

Author: Therese E. Higgins
ISBN-10: 0415935652
ISBN-13: 9780415935654
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2002
Pages: 164
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.08w x 0.64d