Santerķa, Vodou and Resistance in Caribbean Literature: Daughters of the Spirits Contributor(s): Humphrey, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1781887020 ISBN-13: 9781781887028 Publisher: Legenda OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
Dewey: 810.997 |
LCCN: 2019297487 |
Series: Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.17 lbs) 206 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: African-derived religious traditions like Santer a and Vodou have long been a site of political, cultural and social resistance in the Caribbean. Through his focus on the body as the juncture between the physical and spiritual planes, Humphrey's analysis of a number of Caribbean novels and plays foregrounds the complex nature of women's negotiation of religious, social and political life as participants in these marginalized religious communities. Examining works from authors such as Cuban playwright Eugenio Hern ndez Espinosa (1936-), Haitian novelists Kettly Mars (1958-) and Marie Chauvet (1916-1973), and Cuban-Puerto Rican writer Mayra Montero (1952-), he demonstrates the manner in which the worldviews offered by Santer a and Vodou permit the divisions within and between concepts such as gender, sexuality, womanhood, space and nation to be transcended. As a result, not only do these narratives resist and subvert hegemonic and patriarchal discourses, but also provide a means through which the voice of the marginalized can be heard. Paul Humphrey is Assistant Professor in World Languages and Cultures at Monmouth University, New Jersey. |