03276nam 2200625Ia 450 991081397670332120200520144314.01-281-73530-297866117353020-300-13787-797803001378739780300109368(CKB)1000000000477792(StDuBDS)AH23049882(SSID)ssj0000255396(PQKBManifestationID)11209533(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000255396(PQKBWorkID)10212412(PQKB)10994251(MiAaPQ)EBC3420282(DE-B1597)485257(OCoLC)1024017889(DE-B1597)9780300137873(Au-PeEL)EBL3420282(CaPaEBR)ebr10190739(CaONFJC)MIL173530(OCoLC)923591194(EXLCZ)99100000000047779220060223d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe talking book African Americans and the Bible /Allen Dwight CallahanNew Haven Yale University Pressc2006xiv, 286 pBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-10936-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-273) and indexes.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Prologue --1. The Talking Book --2. The Poison Book --3. The Good Book --4. Exile --5. Exodus --6. Ethiopia --7. Emmanuel --Postscript --Notes --Subject Index --Scripture IndexThe Talking Book casts the Bible as the central character in a vivid portrait of black America, tracing the origins of African-American culture from slavery's secluded forest prayer meetings to the bright lights and bold style of today's hip-hop artists. The Bible has profoundly influenced African Americans throughout history. From a variety of perspectives this wide-ranging book is the first to explore the Bible's role in the triumph of the black experience. Using the Bible as a foundation, African Americans shared religious beliefs, created their own music, and shaped the ultimate key to their freedom-literacy. Allen Callahan highlights the intersection of biblical images with African-American music, politics, religion, art, and literature. The author tells a moving story of a biblically informed African-American culture, identifying four major biblical images-Exile, Exodus, Ethiopia, and Emmanuel. He brings these themes to life in a unique African-American history that grows from the harsh experience of slavery into a rich culture that endures as one of the most important forces of twenty-first-century America.AfrocentrismReligious aspectsChristianityHistoryAfrican AmericansReligionAfrocentrismReligious aspectsChristianityHistory.African AmericansReligion.220.089/96073Callahan Allen Dwight1689787MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813976703321The talking book4065107UNINA