The grasp that reaches beyond the grave the ancestral call in black women's texts - Patton, Venetria K., 1968-; ebrary, Inc. (Albany : State University of New York Press, 2013)
Introduction: Revising the legacy of kinlessness through elders and ancestors -- Othermothers as elders and culture bearers in Daughters of the dust and The salt eaters -- Ancestral prodding in Praisesong for the widow -- Ancestral disturbances in Stigmata -- Beloved, a ghost story with an Ogbanje twist -- The child figure as a means to ancestral knowledge in Daughters of the dust and A Sunday in June.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism; American literature -- African influences; African American women -- Intellectual life -- 20th century; African Americans in literature; Electronic books