Toni Morrison And the Bible : Contested Intertextualities

Stave, Shirley A. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0820469351 / ISBN 13: 9780820469355

Published by Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Toni Morrison And the Bible : Contested Intertextualities
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820469351
• ISBN 13: 9780820469355
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

This collection of essays critically interrogates Toni Morrison’s use of the Bible in her novels, examining the ways in which the author plays on the original text to raise issues of spirituality as it affects race, gender, and class. Ideal for courses on Morrison or on explorations of the intersection of religion and literature, this collection treats its topic with sophistication, considering «religion» in its broadest possible sense, and examining syncretic theologies as well as mainstream religions in its attempt to locate Morrison’s work in a spiritual-theological nexus.

About the Author

The Editor: Shirley A. Stave received her B.A. in English (speech/theater) from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, and her Ph.D. in English from University of Minnesota. She is the author of The Decline of the Goddess: Nature, Culture, and Women in Thomas Hardy’s Fiction (1995), co-author of Living Witchcraft: A Contemporary American Coven (1994), and editor of Gloria Naylor: Strategy and Technique, Magic and Myth (2001).