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Sacraments of Memory: Catholicism and Slavery in Contemporary African American Literature

By Erin Michael Salius
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By Erin Michael Salius
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Catholic themes and imagery in the work of writers including Toni Morrison, Leon Forrest, Phyllis Alesia Perry, and Charles Johnson

Sacraments of Memory is the first book to focus on Catholic themes and imagery in African American literature. Erin Michael Salius discovers striking elements of the religion in neo-slave narratives written by Toni Morrison, Leon Forrest, Phyllis Alesia Perry, and Charles Johnson, among others. Examining the emergence of this major literary genre following Va...

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Social SciencesLiteratureAfrican AmericansAfrican American Arts & EntertainmentLiterary CriticismAmerican LiteratureAfrican American Literature - Literary Criticism