The talking book : African Americans and the Bible / / Allen Dwight Callahan
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| Autore: |
Callahan Allen Dwight
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| Titolo: |
The talking book : African Americans and the Bible / / Allen Dwight Callahan
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| Pubblicazione: | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | xiv, 286 p |
| Disciplina: | 220.089/96073 |
| Soggetto topico: | Afrocentrism - Religious aspects - Christianity - History |
| African Americans - Religion | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-273) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The talking book |
| ISBN: | 1-281-73530-2 |
| 9786611735302 | |
| 0-300-13787-7 | |
| 9780300137873 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813976703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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