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Author:

Coleman, James W. (James Wilmouth), 1946-

Title:

Faithful vision : treatments of the sacred, spiritual, and supernatural in twentieth-century African American fiction / James W. Coleman.

Publisher:

Louisiana State University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

252 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

American fiction--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Religion and literature--United States--History--20th century.
American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
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.
Roman américain--Histoire et critique.--Histoire et critique.
Religion et littérature--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle.
Roman américain--20e siècle--Histoire et critique.
Roman religieux américain--Histoire et critique.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Vie spirituelle dans la littérature.
Surnaturel dans la littérature.
Spiritisme dans la littérature.
Sacré dans la littérature.
Foi dans la littérature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-243) and index.

Contents:

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.

Series:

Southern literary studies

ISBN:

9780807130919 (alk. paper)
0807130915 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2005007354

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)