| Black Womanist Ethics Contributor(s): Cannon, Katie G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 155540216X ISBN-13: 9781555402167 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $43.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1988 Annotation: This study articulates the distinctive moral character of the Afro-American women's community. Beginning with a reconstructive history of the Afro-American woman's situation in America, Katie G. Cannon goes on to trace the emergence of the Black woman's literary tradition and explain its importance in expressing the moral wisdom of Black women. The life and work of Zora Neale Hurston are examined in detail for her unique contributions to the moral tradition of the Afro-American woman. A final chapter initiates a promising exchange between the works of Hurston and those of Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 241.089 |
| LCCN: 87038120 |
| Series: American Academy of Religion Academy Series |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.64" W x 8.72" (0.56 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study articulates the distinctive moral character of the Afro-American women's community. Beginning with a reconstructive history of the Afro-American woman's situation in America, Katie G. Cannon goes on to trace the emergence of the Black woman's literary tradition and explain its importance in expressing the moral wisdom of Black women. The life and work of Zora Neale Hurston are examined in detail for her unique contributions to the moral tradition of the Afro-American woman. A final chapter initiates a promising exchange between the works of Hurston and those of Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr. |
