Black womanist ethics

Book 2006

This study articulates the distinctive moral character of the Afro-American women's community. Beginning with a reconstructive history of the Afro-American women's situation in America, the work next traces the emergence of the Black woman's literary tradition and explains its importance in expressing the moral wisdom of Black women. The life and work of Zora Neale Hurston is examined in detail for her unique contributions to the moral tradition...

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African American women Conduct of life

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ISBN:

9781597523738

Description:

x, 183 pages ; 22 cm

Notes:

Previously published: Scholars Press, 1988
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183)

Contents:

The black woman's moral situation, 1619-1900
The black woman's moral situation in the twentieth century
The black woman's literary tradition as a source for ethics
Resources for a constructive ethic in the life of Zora Neale Hurston
Resources for a constructive ethic in the work of Zora Neale Hurston
Resources for a constructive ethic in the theology of Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr

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3076278

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