African American atheists and political liberation : a study of the sociocultural dynamics of faith / Michael Lackey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lackey, Michael.

Series:

History of African-American religions.

The history of African-American religions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.

American literature.

Atheism and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Atheism and literature.

African Americans in literature.

African Americans--Religion.

African Americans.

African American authors--Political and social views.

African American authors.

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960--Criticism and interpretation.

Wright, Richard.

Larsen, Nella--Criticism and interpretation.

Larsen, Nella.

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967--Criticism and interpretation.

Hughes, Langston.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Describes a philosophical tradition of 'black liberation atheism' that emerges, gaining coherence and momentum, in the twentieth century

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-3945-2

0-8130-4008-6

OCLC:

746746863