Oshun's Daughters: The Search for Womanhood in the Americas

Author:   Vanessa K. Valdés
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438450438


Pages:   219
Publication Date:   01 January 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Oshun's Daughters: The Search for Womanhood in the Americas


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Author:   Vanessa K. Valdés
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781438450438


ISBN 10:   1438450435
Pages:   219
Publication Date:   01 January 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction The Call: Hearing the Flow of the River 1. Diasporic Revelation: Audre Lorde, Sandra Maria Esteves, and Ntozake Shange 2. The Search for Home: Cristina Garcia and Loida Maritza Perez 3. Love, Revolution, Survival: Nancy Morejo;n and Daina Chaviano 4. Sacrifice and Salvation: Helena Parente Cunha, Sonia Fatima da Conceicao Evaristo Conclusion The Response: Reflections in the Mirror Notes Works Cited Index

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...[a] significant contribution to the literature of the Americas. - American Studies


""This book is a good study of the representation of African diasporic religions in the creative works of several women writers. It will make a significant contribution to the study of writing by women of different racial backgrounds whose works are linked by the religious systems about which they write in different space in the Caribbean, Brazil, and the USA."" - Caribbean Journal of Education ""This ground-breaking work is a necessary addition to Latin American and women's studies libraries."" - PALARA ""...[a] significant contribution to the literature of the Americas."" - American Studies


This book is a good study of the representation of African diasporic religions in the creative works of several women writers. It will make a significant contribution to the study of writing by women of different racial backgrounds whose works are linked by the religious systems about which they write in different space in the Caribbean, Brazil, and the USA. - Caribbean Journal of Education This ground-breaking work is a necessary addition to Latin American and women's studies libraries. - PALARA ...[a] significant contribution to the literature of the Americas. - American Studies


Author Information

Vanessa K. Valdes is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at City College, the City University of New York. She is the editor of Let Spirit Speak! Cultural Journeys through the African Diaspora, also published by SUNY Press, and The Future Is Now: A New Look at African Diaspora Studies.

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