Soul talk : the new spirituality of African American women / Akasha Gloria Hull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hull, Akasha Gloria.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Religious life.

African American women.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi pages, 1 unnumbered page, 259 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Rochester, Vermont : Inner Traditions, 2001.

Summary:

In the last few decades African-American women have experienced a revival of spirituality and creative force, fashioning a unique way to connect with the divine. In "Soul Talk", Akasha Gloria Hull examines this multifaceted spirituality that has both fostered personal healing and functioned as a formidable weapon against racism and social injustice.

Contents:

The Third Revolution: A new spirituality arises

Talking to Ancestral Light: Communications from the other side

Race, Racism, and Spirituality: Uniting politics and spirit day by day

Bringing Beauty from Above: Spirituality and creativity

Working to Redeem the Planet: Spirituality and healing

Spiritual, Black, and Female: Carrying power into the twenty-first century

Closing the Circle: Uniting creative, spiritual, and political power.

Notes:

"A transformative paradigm featuring conversations with Alice Walker, Toni Cade Bambara, Lucille Clifton, Dolores Kendrick, Sonia Sanchez, Michele Gibbs, Geraldine McIntosh, Masani Alexis DeBeaux, and Namonyah Soipan."--Cover.

"Text design and layout by Rachel Goldenberg."

"This book was typeset in Apolline with Schneidler Initials as the display typeface."

"Cover design by Nora Wertz. Cover painting by Charlotte Riley-Webb."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-258).

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

089281943X

9780892819430

OCLC:

45908987

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