Voodoo Hoodoo And Conjure In African American Literature

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Voodoo, Hoodoo and Conjure in African American Literature

Voodoo, Hoodoo and Conjure in African American Literature
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 9781476669625
ISBN-13 : 1476669627
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Book Synopsis Voodoo, Hoodoo and Conjure in African American Literature by : James S. Mellis

Download or read book Voodoo, Hoodoo and Conjure in African American Literature written by James S. Mellis and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the earliest slave narratives to modern fiction by the likes of Colson Whitehead and Jesmyn Ward, African American authors have drawn on African spiritual practices as literary inspiration, and as a way to maintain a connection to Africa. This volume has collected new essays about the multiple ways African American authors have incorporated Voodoo, Hoodoo and Conjure in their work. Among the authors covered are Frederick Douglass, Shirley Graham, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ntozake Shange, Rudolph Fisher, Jean Toomer, and Ishmael Reed.


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