{"product_id":"eroticism-spirituality-and-resistance-in-black-womens-writings","title":"Eroticism, Spirituality, and Resistance in Black Women's Writings","description":"Western European mythology and history tend to view spirituality and sexuality as opposite extremes. But sex can be more than a function of the body and religion more than a function of the mind, as exemplified in the works and characters of such writers as Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, Opal Palmer Adisa, and Edwidge Danticat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonna Weir-Soley builds on the work of previous scholars who have identified the ways that black women's narratives often contain a form of spirituality rooted in African cosmology, which consistently grounds their characters' self-empowerment and quest for autonomy. What she adds to the discussion is an emphasis on the importance of sexuality in the development of black female subjectivity, beginning with Hurston's \u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/i\u003e and continuing into contemporary black women's writings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting in a clear, lucid, and straightforward style, Weir-Soley supports her thesis with close readings of various texts, including Hurston's \u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/i\u003e and Morrison's \u003ci\u003eBeloved.\u003c\/i\u003e She reveals how these writers highlight the interplay between the spiritual and the sexual through religious symbols found in Voudoun, Santeria, Condomble, Kumina, and Hoodoo. Her arguments are particularly persuasive in proposing an alternative model for black female subjectivity.","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249233449304,"sku":"9780813054780","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780813054780.jpg?v=1777869947","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/eroticism-spirituality-and-resistance-in-black-womens-writings","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}