03077oam 22007335 450 991078188790332120231220220424.01-283-21195-597866132119580-8122-0311-910.9783/9780812203110(CKB)2550000000051194(OCoLC)632012254(CaPaEBR)ebrary10492007(SSID)ssj0000645878(PQKBManifestationID)11374501(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000645878(PQKBWorkID)10684482(PQKB)10688930(DE-B1597)449179(OCoLC)979778889(DE-B1597)9780812203110(MiAaPQ)EBC3441550(EXLCZ)99255000000005119420200623h20101989 fy 0engur||#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom Trickster to Badman The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom /John W. RobertsPhiladelphia :University of Pennsylvania Press,[2010]©19891 online resource (240 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8122-1333-5 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 --IndexTo 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 as outlaw hero.African AmericansFolkloreFolkloreUnited StatesHistory and criticismHeroesUnited StatesFolkloreTrickstersUnited StatesSOCIAL SCIENCEbisacEthnic Studies / African American StudiesbisacAnthropologyHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCFolkloreHILCCAfrican AmericansFolkloreHistory and criticism.HeroesTrickstersSOCIAL SCIENCEEthnic Studies / African American StudiesAnthropologySocial SciencesFolklore398/.352/0880396073Roberts John W.authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut201377DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910781887903321From Trickster to Badman3852610UNINA