The Resource Supernatural forces : belief, difference, and power in contemporary works by ethnic women, Bonnie Winsbro
Supernatural forces : belief, difference, and power in contemporary works by ethnic women, Bonnie Winsbro
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- Summary
- The relationship between humans and their gods has always been a primary theme in literature. Until recently, however, books in the American literary canon have rarely been concerned with any supernatural beings other than the Judeo-Christian god. In this book Bonnie Winsbro moves beyond that narrow focus to examine the power of the supernatural in the works of six ethnic writers: Lee Smith's Oral History, Louise Erdrich's Tracks, Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony, Gloria Naylor's Mama Day, Toni Morrison's Beloved, and Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts. By selecting these authors, Winsbro provides a multicultural perspective - Appalachian, Native American, African American, and Chinese American - on the internal turmoil experienced by ethnic individuals when their belief systems clash with those of family, community, or dominant culture. Although their responses to such conflicts differ, Winsbro argues, all six authors believe that personal power is acquired through self-definition, the process by which one constructs one's own reality as a foundation for living in one's own center rather than on another's margins. By analyzing works that treat seriously a belief in such supernatural figures as witches, healers, and ghosts, Winsbro seeks to show that the contemporary world is not defined by one reality - a rationalistic, scientific reality, for example, or a Judeo-Christian reality - but by many realities. Indeed, acknowledging the coexistence, collision, and coalescence of multiple realities is one of the distinguishing features of postmodern life
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 218 pages)
- Contents
-
- Belief, ethnicity, and self-definition
- A witch and her curse : external definition and uncrossable boundaries in Lee Smith's Oral history
- Predator, scavenger, and trickster-transformer : survival and the visionary experience in Louise Erdrich's Tracks
- Calling Tayo back, unraveling coyote's skin : individuation in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony
- Modern rationality and the supernatural : bridging two worlds in Gloria Naylor's Mama day
- The ghost as demon and savior : confrontation with the past in Toni Morrison's Beloved
- Warring with ghosts : power through individuation in Maxine Hong Kingston's The woman warrior
- Isbn
- 9780585139050
- Label
- Supernatural forces : belief, difference, and power in contemporary works by ethnic women
- Title
- Supernatural forces
- Title remainder
- belief, difference, and power in contemporary works by ethnic women
- Statement of responsibility
- Bonnie Winsbro
- Subject
-
- American Literature
- American literature
- American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American literature -- Women authors
- American literature -- Women authors | History and criticism
- American literature | 20th century | History and criticism
- American literature | Women authors | History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Das Übernatürliche
- Electronic books
- English
- Ethnic groups in literature
- Ethnic groups in literature
- Ethnische Gruppe
- Femmes et littérature -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Frauenliteratur
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- 1900-1999
- Littérature américaine -- Auteurs issus des minorités | Histoire et critique
- Nichtchristliche Religion
- Supernatural in literature
- Supernatural in literature
- Surnaturel dans la littérature
- USA
- USA
- United States
- Women and literature
- Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Women and literature | United States | History | 20th century
- ethnie -- littérature américaine (Etats-Unis) | surnaturel -- 20e s
- Écrits de femmes américains -- Histoire et critique
- écrivaine -- ethnie | littérature américaine (Etats-Unis) -- 20e s
- Languages & Literatures
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The relationship between humans and their gods has always been a primary theme in literature. Until recently, however, books in the American literary canon have rarely been concerned with any supernatural beings other than the Judeo-Christian god. In this book Bonnie Winsbro moves beyond that narrow focus to examine the power of the supernatural in the works of six ethnic writers: Lee Smith's Oral History, Louise Erdrich's Tracks, Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony, Gloria Naylor's Mama Day, Toni Morrison's Beloved, and Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts. By selecting these authors, Winsbro provides a multicultural perspective - Appalachian, Native American, African American, and Chinese American - on the internal turmoil experienced by ethnic individuals when their belief systems clash with those of family, community, or dominant culture. Although their responses to such conflicts differ, Winsbro argues, all six authors believe that personal power is acquired through self-definition, the process by which one constructs one's own reality as a foundation for living in one's own center rather than on another's margins. By analyzing works that treat seriously a belief in such supernatural figures as witches, healers, and ghosts, Winsbro seeks to show that the contemporary world is not defined by one reality - a rationalistic, scientific reality, for example, or a Judeo-Christian reality - but by many realities. Indeed, acknowledging the coexistence, collision, and coalescence of multiple realities is one of the distinguishing features of postmodern life
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Winsbro, Bonnie C
- Dewey number
- 810.9/37
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- PS151
- LC item number
- .W46 1993eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- American literature
- Women and literature
- American literature
- Ethnic groups in literature
- Supernatural in literature
- Écrits de femmes américains
- Femmes et littérature
- Littérature américaine
- Surnaturel dans la littérature
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- American literature
- American literature
- Ethnic groups in literature
- Supernatural in literature
- Women and literature
- United States
- Das Übernatürliche
- Ethnische Gruppe
- Frauenliteratur
- Nichtchristliche Religion
- USA
- écrivaine
- ethnie
- USA
- American Literature
- English
- Languages & Literatures
- Label
- Supernatural forces : belief, difference, and power in contemporary works by ethnic women, Bonnie Winsbro
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Belief, ethnicity, and self-definition -- A witch and her curse : external definition and uncrossable boundaries in Lee Smith's Oral history -- Predator, scavenger, and trickster-transformer : survival and the visionary experience in Louise Erdrich's Tracks -- Calling Tayo back, unraveling coyote's skin : individuation in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony -- Modern rationality and the supernatural : bridging two worlds in Gloria Naylor's Mama day -- The ghost as demon and savior : confrontation with the past in Toni Morrison's Beloved -- Warring with ghosts : power through individuation in Maxine Hong Kingston's The woman warrior
- Control code
- 44960676
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 218 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780585139050
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)44960676
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- Supernatural forces : belief, difference, and power in contemporary works by ethnic women, Bonnie Winsbro
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Belief, ethnicity, and self-definition -- A witch and her curse : external definition and uncrossable boundaries in Lee Smith's Oral history -- Predator, scavenger, and trickster-transformer : survival and the visionary experience in Louise Erdrich's Tracks -- Calling Tayo back, unraveling coyote's skin : individuation in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony -- Modern rationality and the supernatural : bridging two worlds in Gloria Naylor's Mama day -- The ghost as demon and savior : confrontation with the past in Toni Morrison's Beloved -- Warring with ghosts : power through individuation in Maxine Hong Kingston's The woman warrior
- Control code
- 44960676
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 218 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780585139050
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)44960676
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- American Literature
- American literature
- American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American literature -- Women authors
- American literature -- Women authors | History and criticism
- American literature | 20th century | History and criticism
- American literature | Women authors | History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Das Übernatürliche
- Electronic books
- English
- Ethnic groups in literature
- Ethnic groups in literature
- Ethnische Gruppe
- Femmes et littérature -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Frauenliteratur
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- 1900-1999
- Littérature américaine -- Auteurs issus des minorités | Histoire et critique
- Nichtchristliche Religion
- Supernatural in literature
- Supernatural in literature
- Surnaturel dans la littérature
- USA
- USA
- United States
- Women and literature
- Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Women and literature | United States | History | 20th century
- ethnie -- littérature américaine (Etats-Unis) | surnaturel -- 20e s
- Écrits de femmes américains -- Histoire et critique
- écrivaine -- ethnie | littérature américaine (Etats-Unis) -- 20e s
- Languages & Literatures
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