LEADER 02604nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910810382303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-773871-0 010 $a1-280-52862-1 010 $a0-19-802319-7 024 7 $a10.1093/oso/9780195067408.001.0001 035 $a(CKB)1000000000718372 035 $a(EBL)271236 035 $a(OCoLC)476006684 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC271236 035 $a(OCoLC)1406782540 035 $a(StDuBDS)9780197738719 035 $a(OCoLC)1314363497 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB169218 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000718372 100 $a19930421d1994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aConjuring culture $ebiblical formations of black America /$fTheophus H. Smith 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d1994 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 225 1 $aReligion in America series 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 1994. 311 $a0-19-506740-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-272) and index. 327 $aContents; Introduction: Formulary; Part I: Ethnographic Perspectives; 1 Genesis; 2 Exodus; 3 Law; Part II: Theoretical Perspectives; 4 Spirituals; 5 Wisdom; 6 Prophecy; Part III: Theological Perspectives; 7 Gospel; 8 Praxis; 9 Apocalypse; Conclusion: Diaspora; Selected Bibliography; Index; 330 8 $aThis treatise argues for the central importance of transforming reality by magical means in black spirituality and culture. It contends that themes and stories inspired by the Bible have played a crucial role in Afro-American culture, being reinterpreted and deployed by black Americans. 410 0$aReligion in America series (Oxford University Press) 606 $aAfrican Americans$xReligion 606 $aReligion and culture$zUnited States 606 $aTypology (Theology)$xHistory of doctrines 606 $aMagic$xReligious aspects$xChristianity$xHistory of doctrines 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xReligion. 615 0$aReligion and culture 615 0$aTypology (Theology)$xHistory of doctrines. 615 0$aMagic$xReligious aspects$xChristianity$xHistory of doctrines. 676 $a277.308 676 $a277.30808990673 676 $a277.30808996073 700 $aSmith$b Theophus Harold$01756744 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810382303321 996 $aConjuring culture$94194214 997 $aUNINA