Witchcraft, Healing and Ancestral Spirits: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Novels of Gloria Naylor and Louise Erdrich – Bc. Lenka Kaclerová
Bc. Lenka Kaclerová
Master's thesis
Witchcraft, Healing and Ancestral Spirits: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Novels of Gloria Naylor and Louise Erdrich
Witchcraft, Healing and Ancestral Spirits: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Novels of Gloria Naylor and Louise Erdrich
Abstract:
My thesis deals with three concepts―the concept of witchcraft, healing and ancestral spirits that can be found in African American and Native American cultures. The chosen novels are a novel Mama Day by African American author Gloria Naylor and Tracks and Four Souls by Native American author Louise Erdrich. There are many similarities between African American and Native American cultures that are analyzed …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 27. 5. 2008
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/wzymm/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 11. 6. 2008
- Supervisor: Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A.
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KACLEROVÁ, Lenka. \textit{Witchcraft, Healing and Ancestral Spirits: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Novels of Gloria Naylor and Louise Erdrich}. Online. Master's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2008. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/dch4yr/.
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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