Spirit deep : recovering the sacred in Black women's travel / Tisha M. Brooks.

Portion of title Recovering the sacred in Black women's travel
SeriesStudies in religion and culture
Studies in religion and culture (Charlottesville, Va.) ^A257074
Contents Introduction: Unlikely crossings -- "Where have you come from, and where are you going?": spirituality and mobility in Hagar's narrative -- Visionary movement in Zilpha Elaw's Memoirs -- Colonial and missionary crossings in Amanda Smith's An autobiography -- Searching for home in A narrative of the life and travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince -- Mapping sacred movement in Julie Dash's Daughters of the dust -- Secular journeys, sacred recovery: Saidiya Hartman's Lose your mother.
Abstract "This interdisciplinary study of Black women's travel bridges religious, literary, and Black studies to demonstrate the role of the sacred in their movements and practices of freedom. Spirit Deep explores the radical spiritual practices of Black women across a wide range of texts-biblical narrative, spiritual autobiography, travel narrative, and film. In addition to the narrative of Hagar, texts considered include those by Zilpha Elaw, Amanda Berry Smith, and Nancy Prince as well as the films of Julie Dash and Saidiya Hartman"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 243-257) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Brooks, Tisha M., 1979- Spirit deep Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023 9780813948942
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
LCCN 2022035686
ISBN9780813948928 (hardcover)
ISBN0813948924 (hardcover)

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Joyner Ronnie Barnes African American Collection PS153.B53 B76 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold