Ethnic & Race Relations - General, African Americans - General & Miscellaneous, Christianity - General & Miscellaneous, Folklore - General & Miscellaneous, African Diaspora (outside U.S.) - General & Miscellaneous, African Americans - Folklore & Mythology
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Overview
Hood's unique and fascinating work probes the mythic roots of racial prejudice in Western attitudes toward color. With special attention to the history of ideas, but also to pictorial images and popular movements, Hood documents the inception and growth of the myth of black carnality, with its commingling of disdain and desire, fear and fascination.Synopsis
Hood's unique and fascinating work probes the mythic roots of racial prejudice in Western attitudes toward color. With special attention to the history of ideas, but also to pictorial images and popular movements, Hood documents the inception and growth of the myth of black carnality, with its commingling of disdain and desire, fear and fascination.
Book Details
Published
September 1, 2000
Publisher
Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Pages
216
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780800627676