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mods: Spirit in the dark a religious history of racial aesthetics Sorett, Josef creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History nyu 2016 monographic eng remote 1 online resource 'Spirit in the Dark' tells the story of the many ways that ideas about religion animated and organized African American literary visions across the years between the Negro Renaissance of the 1920s and the Black Arts movement of the 1960s. In doing so, it unveils the contours of a literary history that remained preoccupied with religion even as it was typically understood by authors, readers, and critics alike, as modern and secular. Prologue: Are you getting the spirit? -- Introduction: Church, spirit, and the history of racial aesthetics -- The church and the Negro spirit -- Ancestral spirits -- Catholic spirits -- As the spirit moves -- An international spirit -- That spirit is Black -- Contrary spirits -- Epilogue: You can't keep a good church down! Specialized. specialized Josef Sorett. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- American literature African American authors History and criticism Religion and literature United States History 20th century Religion in literature African Americans in literature Black people Race identity United States Religion et littérature États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Religion dans la littérature Noirs américains dans la littérature Personnes noires Identité ethnique États-Unis LITERARY CRITICISM American General African Americans in literature American literature African American authors Black people Race identity Religion and literature Religion in literature United States 1900-1999 fast PS153.N5 S646 2016 810.9896073 9780190606640 0190606649 9780199844944 0199844941 9780199844937 0199844933 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/6061 STBDS 160728 20260319162923.8 in00005713877 eng