Faithful vision treatments of the sacred, spiritual, and supernatural in twentieth-century African American fiction - Coleman, James W. (James Wilmouth), 1946-; ebrary, Inc. (Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2006)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-243) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: American fiction -- African American authors -- 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; Electronic books