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Article: Womanist humanism: a deeper look.(Womanist Humanism: A New Hermeneutic)(Essay)
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- CrossCurrents - The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health
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- September 22, 2007
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Womanist Humanism is a hermeneutic within the study of Black religion. It combines aspects of a black humanist "nitty-gritty hermeneutic" (1) with womanist analysis to provide a fresh mode of inquiry into the "complex subjectivity" (2) of womanist identity. At the same time that this mutually enhancing hermeneutic looks at religious plurality within womanism, it also examines the theoretical framework of black humanism, giving attention to the lack of female voices represented in the perspective. Questions that arise from the womanist analysis applied in the approach include: Are there sexist norms embedded in the framework of black humanism? Is the concept of the self in ...
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