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Autore: | Smith Theophus Harold |
Titolo: | Conjuring culture : biblical formations of black America / / Theophus H. Smith |
Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina: | 277.308 |
277.30808990673 | |
277.30808996073 | |
Soggetto topico: | African Americans - Religion |
Religion and culture - United States | |
Typology (Theology) - History of doctrines | |
Magic - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines | |
Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1994. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-272) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 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; |
Sommario/riassunto: | This 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Conjuring culture |
ISBN: | 0-19-773871-0 |
1-280-52862-1 | |
0-19-802319-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910810382303321 |
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