African Spiritual Traditions in the Novels of Toni Morrison

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Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers Florida International University, Miami Florida State University, Tallahassee New College of Florida, Sarasota University of Central Florida, Orlando University of Florida, Gainesville University of North Florida, Jacksonville University of South Florida, Tampa University of West Florida, Pensacola University Press of Florida African Spiritual Traditions in the Novels of Toni Morrison African Spiritual Traditions in the Novels of Toni Morrison f K. Zauditu-Selassie University Press of Florida Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers/Sarasota Copyright 2009 by Kokahvah Zauditu-Selassie Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper All rights reserved 14 13 12 11 10 09 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zauditu-Selassie, K. African spiritual traditions in the novels of Toni Morrison / K. Zauditu-Selassie. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8130-3328-0 (alk. paper); ISBN 978-0-8130-3906-0 (e-book) 1. Morrison, Toni—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Morrison, Toni—Spirtualistic interpretations. 3. Morrison, Toni—Knowledge—Africa. 4. American literature— African influences. 5. Yoruba (African people) in literature. 6. African Americans in literature. 7. Spirituality in literature. 8. Africa—In literature. I. Title. PS3563.O8749Z97 2008 813'54—dc22 2008040296 The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 www.upf.com Parts of chapters 2 and 3 were published previously in “I Got a Home in Dat Rock: Memory, Òrìsà, and Yoruba Spiritual Identity in African American Literature,” in Orisa: Yoruba Gods and Spiritual Identity in Africa and the African Diaspora, edited by Toyin Falola and Ann Genova. Trenton, N.J.: Africa World Press, 2005. Parts of chapters 1, 4, and 5 were published in “Women Who Know Things: African Epistemologies , Ecocriticism, and Female Spiritual Authority in the Novels of Toni Morrison.” Journal of Pan African Studies 1, no.7 (March 2007): 38–57. ...