Activism and the American Novel: Religion and Resistance in Fiction by Women of Color

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Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Searching for Relations 1 1 Reconstituting the Public Sphere 25 2 Spiritual Temporalities and Histories: Cristina García and LeAnne Howe 53 3 Rewriting America’s Exceptionalism: Toni Morrison 84 4 Post–Civil Rights Community: Alice Walker, Toni Cade Bambara, and Ana Castillo 112 5 Indigenous Sovereignties: Leslie Marmon Silko and Louise Erdrich 142 Conclusion: Toward a Literary Activism 173 Notes 181 References 195 Index 211 ...