| Santeria, Vodou and Resistance in Caribbean Literature: Daughters of the Spirits Contributor(s): Humphrey, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1909662526 ISBN-13: 9781909662520 Publisher: Legenda OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies |
| Dewey: 810.997 |
| LCCN: 2019297487 |
| Physical Information: 194 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: African-derived religious traditions like SanterIa 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 HernAndez Espinosa (1936-), Haitian novelists Kettly Mars (1958-) and Marie Vieux-Chauvet (1916-1973), and Cuban-Puerto Rican writer Mayra Montero (1952-), he demonstrates the manner in which the world views offered by SanterIa 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 a Research Affiliate in Romance Languages and Literatures and in Africana and Latin American Studies at Colgate University. |
