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| Genre/Form: | In literature |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Brooks De Vita, Alexis. Mythatypes. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000 (OCoLC)606525820 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alexis Brooks De Vita |
| ISBN: | 0313310688 9780313310683 |
| OCLC Number: | 42849649 |
| Description: | xiv, 180 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: reading African/diaspora women's mythatypes -- Trees as spiritual mothers -- She who nurtures and devours -- Child sacrifice and salvation -- Rape and rage -- Air and fire, bringing rain -- Cruelty, castration, and claiming -- The rivers and the wall -- Conclusion: the moment of epiphany. |
| Series Title: | Contributions in Afro-American and African studies, no. 198. |
| Responsibility: | Alexis Brooks De Vita ; foreword by Ralph J. Hexter. |
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