Abstract
Witches, Goddesses and Angry Spirits: The Politics of Spiritual Liberation in African Diaspora Women’s Fiction explores African diaspora religious practices as vehicles for Africana women’s spiritual transformation, using representative fictions by three contemporary writers of the African Americas who compose fresh models of female spirituality: Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994) by Haitian American novelist Edwidge Danticat; Paradise (1998) by African American Nobel laureate Toni Morrison; and I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem (1992) by Guadeloupean author Maryse Condé.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ohio State University Press |
| Number of pages | 181 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780814270158 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780814212196 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Arts and Humanities