Granny midwives and Black women writers
Sign in to keep track of books you’ve read and want to read.
"Midwives, women healers and root workers have been central figures in the African American folk traditions. Particularly in Black communities in the rural south, these women served vital social, cultural and political functions. It was believed that they possessed magical powers: they negotiated the barrier between life and death and were often regarded as the "knower" in a community. Today even as medical science has discredited or superseded their power, granny midwives have resurfaced as pivotal characters in the narratives of contemporary African American literature. Granny Midwives and Black Women Writers examines the lives of real granny midwives and other healers—through oral narratives, ethnographic research and documentation—and considers them in tandem with their fictional counterparts in the work of Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, Alice Walker and others."—Google Books viewed Jan. 6, 2022.
Liked Granny midwives and Black women writers? Here’s where I’d start.
These suit anyone who liked Granny midwives and Black women writers. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.
-
The Voices of African American Women Shares american prose literature, african american authors, women and literature -
Black Women Writers, 1950-1980 Shares african american authors, women and literature, intellectual life -
"Doers of the word" Shares american prose literature, African American, african american authors -
Mother imagery in the novels of Afro-Caribbean women Shares african american authors, women and literature, intellectual life
