Witches, Goddesses, and Angry Spirits The Politics of Spiritual Liberation in African Diaspora Women's Fiction /
Maha Marouan.
- 1 online resource (208 p.)
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Breath, eyes, memory, Paradise and I, Tituba, Black witch of Salem : a theoretical and thematic framework -- In the spirit of Erzulie : Vodou and the re-imagining of Haitian womanhood in Edwidge Danticat's Breath, eyes, memory -- "Thunder, perfect mind" : gnosticism and the utopian impulse in Toni Morrison's Paradise -- Conjuring history : the meaning of witchcraft in Maryse Conde's I, Tituba, Black witch of Salem -- Conclusion : The return of witches, goddesses, and angry spirits.
African American women authors. African diaspora in literature. African American women in literature. American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism. American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.