Staging faith :

Prentiss, Craig R.

Staging faith : religion and African American theater from the Harlem renaissance to World War II / Craig R. Prentiss. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the stage -- New territory -- Lynching and the far away God -- Caught within the shadow -- Blackness in the image of God.

9780814708408 (electronic bk.) 0814708404 (electronic bk.)


African American theater--History--20th century.
American drama--African American authors--History and criticism.
Theater--Religious aspects.
Religion in literature.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General


Electronic books.

PN2270.A35 / P74 2013eb

792.089/96073