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The Grasp That Reaches beyond the Grave: The Ancestral Call in Black Women's Texts

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Venetria K. Patton
2013
Published by: State University of New York Press
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Explores Black women writers’ treatment of the ancestor figure.

Table of Contents

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Cover

pp. 1-1

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

pp. 2-7

Contents

pp. vii-viii

Acknowledgments

pp. ix-x

Introduction: Revising The Legacy of Kinlessness Through Elders and Ancestors

pp. 1-26

Part I: Preface: The Elder as Culture Bearer

pp. 27-30

Chapter 1 Othermothers as Elders and Culture Bearers in Daughters of the Dust and The Salt Eaters

pp. 31-54

Part II: Preface: The Dead Are Not Dead: The Ancestral Presence

pp. 55-58

Chapter 2 Ancestral Prodding in Praisesong for the Widow

pp. 59-88

Chapter 3 Ancestral Disturbances in Stigmata

pp. 89-118

Chapter 4 Beloved: A Ghost Story with an Ogbanje Twist

pp. 119-150

Part III: Preface: The Child and Ancestor Bond

Chapter 5 The Child Figure as a Means to Ancestral Knowledge in Daughters of the Dust and A Sunday in June

pp. 153-174

Conclusion: Looking Backward and Forward: The Ancestral Presence in Speculative Fiction

pp. 175-190

Notes

pp. 191-196

Bibliography

pp. 197-210

Index

pp. 211-216

Back Cover

pp. 228-228
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