The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 2008. okt. 1. - 295 oldal A striking narrative of the Bible’s central role in African-American history from the early days of slavery to the present 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. |
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... cultural forces of which I was then only dimly aware. I have ranged freely through several academic disciplines in this book. The result may be, in the words of Augustine, too much for some and too little for others. No doubt ...
... culture . In black churches , of course , where preaching is a venerable art form with all the virtuosity and inventiveness of jazz , a sermon not based on a biblical text is unthinkable . The Bible's impact on the African - American ...
... cultural task of any people if they are to survive. As literary critic and novel- ist Albert Murray put it, “People ... culture. The themes of much of African- American folk sculpture, especially gravestones and other funereal monuments ...
... cultures nor in evidence in their hostile American home: a warrant for justice in this world. They found woven in the texts of the Bible a crimson thread of divine justice antithetical to the injustice they had come to know all too well ...
... culture and consciousness was profound and indelible. Black and white as well as rich and poor came together and commingled at the camp meetings in the enthusiasm of revivalist religion. This ecstatic, emotional leveling of otherwise ...
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5 Exodus | 83 |
6 Ethiopia | 138 |
7 Emmanuel | 185 |
Postscript | 240 |
Notes | 247 |
Subject Index | 275 |
Scripture Index | 284 |
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The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2006 |
The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2006 |