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UNINA9910781887903321 |
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Autore |
Roberts John W. |
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Titolo |
From Trickster to Badman : The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom / / John W. Roberts |
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Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010] |
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©1989 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-21195-5 |
9786613211958 |
0-8122-0311-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans |
Folklore - United States - History and criticism |
Heroes - United States |
Tricksters - United States |
SOCIAL SCIENCE |
Ethnic Studies / African American Studies |
Anthropology |
Social Sciences |
Folklore |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One: Introduction -- Two: Br’er Rabbit and John: Trickster Heroes in Slavery -- Three: The Power Within: The Conjurer as Folk Hero -- Four: Christian Soldiers All: Spirituals as Heroic Expression -- Five: “You Done Me Wrong”: The Badman as Outlaw Hero -- Six: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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To protect their identity and values, Africans enslaved in America transformed various familiar character types to create folk heroes who offered models of behavior both recognizable to them as African people and adaptable to their situation in America.Roberts specifically examines the Afro-American trickster and the trickster tale tradition, the conjurer as folk hero, the biblical heroic tradition, and the badman |
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