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Wounds of the Spirit
Traci C. West
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Description for Wounds of the Spirit
Paperback. Using first-person accounts, this book describes a historical legacy of violence against black women in the United States. The author places spiritual matters within a discussion of the psycho-social impact of intimate assault. Num Pages: 249 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
A collection of first-person accounts documenting a historical legacy of violence against black women in the U.S.
In Wounds of the Spirit, Traci West employs first person accounts-from slave narratives to contemporary interviews to Tina Turner's autobiography-to document a historical legacy of violence against black women in the United States. West, a black feminist Christian ethicist, situates spiritual matters within a discussion of the psycho-social impact of intimate assault against African American women.
Distinctive for its treatment of the role of the church in response to violence against African American women, the book identifies specific social mechanisms ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814793350
SKU
V9780814793350
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99-50
About Traci C. West
Traci C. West is Professor of Ethics and African American Studies at Drew University Theological School. She is the author of Disruptive Christian Ethics: When Racism and Women’s Lives Matter and Wounds of the Spirit: Black Women, Violence and Resistance Ethics (NYU Press).
Reviews for Wounds of the Spirit
Wounds of the Spirit is a complex book about a complex and difficult topic.
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