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Recovering the African Feminine Divine in Literature, the Arts, and Practice : Yemonja Awakening /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Simpson-Wilkey, LaJuan, Smith McKoy, Sheila, Bridges, Eric M., Kyles, Tarell, Fafunke, Iya Osundamisi, Gonsalves-Domond, Sandra, Adasi, Grace Sintim
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
Series:The Black Atlantic Cultural Series: Revisioning Artistic, Historical, Literary, Psychological, and Sociological Perspectives
Subjects:
Yemonja (Yoruba deity)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Recovering the African Feminine Divine in Literature, the Arts, and Practice
  • Series Page
  • Recovering the African Feminine Divine in Literature, the Arts, and Practice: Yemonja Awakening
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Yemonja
  • Chapter 1
  • The Opulent Mother
  • Establishing Rapport with Òrìsà
  • References
  • Chapter 2
  • Yemonja and the Dark Waters of the Unconscious
  • References
  • Chapter 3
  • Iyemonja, Omi Jori
  • References
  • Chapter 4
  • Yemonja Braidings in Obeah Practices in the Anglophone Caribbean
  • References
  • Chapter 5
  • What Does It Mean to Be a Traditional Priestess?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II: Yemonja
  • Chapter 6
  • Yemonja/Yemoja/Yemaya Rising
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 7
  • The Water of the Womb
  • The Water of the Rivers
  • The Water of the Womb
  • References
  • Chapter 8
  • Spirit, Passion, and Sufferance
  • References
  • Chapter 9
  • "A Small Piece of Blue Fabric"
  • Transmigration as a Literary Device
  • The Quilt as a Literary Trope
  • African-Centered Theory as Explanation
  • A Small Piece of Blue Fabric
  • Let the Circle Be Unbroken
  • References
  • Chapter 10
  • Yemoja