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African American atheists and political liberation : a study of the sociocultural dynamics of faith
- Title
- African American atheists and political liberation : a study of the sociocultural dynamics of faith / Michael Lackey.
- Author
- Lackey, Michael.
- Publication
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2008, ©2007.
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Details
- Description
- 172 pages; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- The history of African-American religions
- Uniform Title
- History of African-American religions.
- Subject
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 > Criticism and interpretation
- Larsen, Nella > Criticism and interpretation
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 > Criticism and interpretation
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
- Larsen, Nella
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
- American literature > African American authors > History and criticism
- Atheism and literature > United States > History > 20th century
- African Americans in literature
- African Americans > Religion
- African American authors > Political and social views
- American literature > African American authors
- Atheism and literature
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-163) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction. African American Atheism: A Cause for Hope -- Frantz Fanon and J. Saunders Redding : the psychological and political necessity of atheism -- The humanist/atheist controversy in Richard Wright's The outsider -- No means yes : the conversion narrative as rape scene in Nella Larsen's Quicksand -- Langston Hughes : the sociocultural structuring of God, desire, and the law -- Touchstone narratives: measuring the value of the God concept -- Conclusion. Black Liberation Antitheology: An Atheist Manifesto.
- Call Number
- Sc E 19-6
- ISBN
- 9780813033181
- 0813033187
- OCLC
- 226356603
- Author
- Lackey, Michael.
- Title
- African American atheists and political liberation : a study of the sociocultural dynamics of faith / Michael Lackey.
- Imprint
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2008, ©2007.
- Edition
- First paperback edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- The history of African-American religionsHistory of African-American religions.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-163) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 19-6