Coleman, James W. 1946-
Faithful vision treatments of the sacred, spiritual, and supernatural in twentieth-century African American fiction / [electronic resource] : James W. Coleman. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2006. - 252 p. ; 24 cm. - Southern literary studies . - Southern literary studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-243) and index.
African American faithful belief : imposing social determinism, naturalism, and modernism -- The centrality of religious faith : communal acceptance, textual ambiguity, and paradox -- Critiquing Christian belief : the text as prophecy of different ways of seeing salvation -- Rejecting God and redefining faith : portrayals of Black women's spirituality -- Reshaping and radicalizing faith : the diasporic vision and practice of hoodoo -- Conclusion : fiction, life, and faithful vision : final thoughts on its overall portrayal and relevance.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.
Religion and literature--History--United States--20th century.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Religious fiction, American--History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
Spiritual life in literature.
Supernatural in literature.
Spiritualism in literature.
Holy, The, in literature.
Faith in literature.
Electronic books.
PS374.N4 / C643 2006eb
813/.509382
Faithful vision treatments of the sacred, spiritual, and supernatural in twentieth-century African American fiction / [electronic resource] : James W. Coleman. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2006. - 252 p. ; 24 cm. - Southern literary studies . - Southern literary studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-243) and index.
African American faithful belief : imposing social determinism, naturalism, and modernism -- The centrality of religious faith : communal acceptance, textual ambiguity, and paradox -- Critiquing Christian belief : the text as prophecy of different ways of seeing salvation -- Rejecting God and redefining faith : portrayals of Black women's spirituality -- Reshaping and radicalizing faith : the diasporic vision and practice of hoodoo -- Conclusion : fiction, life, and faithful vision : final thoughts on its overall portrayal and relevance.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.
Religion and literature--History--United States--20th century.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Religious fiction, American--History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
Spiritual life in literature.
Supernatural in literature.
Spiritualism in literature.
Holy, The, in literature.
Faith in literature.
Electronic books.
PS374.N4 / C643 2006eb
813/.509382