Tracing Wild’s Child Joe and Tracking the Hunter: An Examination of the Òrìsà Ochossi in Jazz
Tracing Wild’s Child Joe and Tracking the Hunter: An Examination of the Òrìsà Ochossi in Jazz
This chapter examines the manifestation of Òrìsà Ochossi in Toni Morrison's novel Jazz. It explains Morrison's use of a set of distinctive epic characteristics and construction of the concept of spirituality as the matrix for text, context and ritual performance in this novel. It explores the transmigration of soul and spirit through the main character Joe Trace's quest for fulfilment.
Keywords: Toni Morrison, Jazz, Òrìsà Ochossi, spirituality, ritual performance, transmigration, soul, spirit, fulfilment
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