African spirituality in Black women's fiction threaded visions of memory, community, nature, and being /

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Päätekijä: West, Elizabeth J., 1957-
Yhteisötekijä: ebrary, Inc
Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen E-kirja
Kieli:englanti
Julkaistu: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2011.
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