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Brooks De Vita, Alexis.

Mythatypes : signatures and signs of African/diaspora and Black goddesses / Alexis
Brooks De Vita; foreword by Ralph J. Hexter.

p. cm.--(Contributions in Afro-American and African studies, ISSN 0069-
9624; no. 198)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-31068-8 (alk. paper)

1. African literature--Women authors--History and criticism. 2. Black
literature--Women authors--History and criticism. 3. Myth in literature. 4. Women in
literature. 5. Africa--In literature. I. Title. II. Series.

PL8010.B76 2000

809′.89287′096--dc21 99-056463

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Copyright © 2000 by Alexis Brooks De Vita

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-056463
ISBN: 0-313-31068-8
ISSN: 0069-9624

First published in 2000

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