Faithful Vision: Treatments of the Sacred, Spiritual, and Supernatural in Twentieth-Century African American Fiction

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southern literary studies fred hobson, editor faithful vision treatments of the sacred, spiritual, and supernatural in twentieth-century african american fiction james w. coleman louisiana state university press baton rouge Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2005 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Louisiana Paperback Edition, 2009 Designer: Andrew Shurtz Typeface: Minion Typesetter: G&S Typesetters, Inc. library of congress cataloging-in-publication data: Coleman, James W. (James Wilmouth), 1946– Faithful vision : treatments of the sacred, spiritual, and supernatural in twentieth-century African American fiction / James W. Coleman. p. cm.—(Southern literary studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-8071-3091-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. American fiction—African American authors—History and criticism. 2. Religion and literature—United States—History—20th century. 3. American fiction— 20th century—History and criticism. 4. Religious fiction, American—History and criticism. 5. African Americans in literature. 6. Spiritual life in literature. 7. Supernatural in literature. 8. Spiritualism in literature. 9. Holy, The, in literature. 10. Faith in literature. I. Title. II. Series. ps374.n4c643 2005 813'.509382—dc22 isbn-13: 978-0-0871-3529-7 (paper : alk. paper) The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ∞ ...