Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts: Manifestations of Aje in Africana Literature

"Blazes a new trail in Africana literary criticism by providing an insight into the soul and spirit of Africana womanhood."

--Anthonia Kalu, The Ohio State University, author of Women, Literature, and Development in Africa

This is the revised and expanded edition of Teresa N. Washington's groundbreaking book Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts: Manifestations of Aje in Africana Literature.

In Yoruba language and culture, Aje signifies both a phenomenal spiritual power and the human beings who...