The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 01/10/2008 - 295 páginas 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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... Slavery's children entered history from below : from their straitened vantage they came to see in the holy scriptures ... former shepherd boy moonlighting as a musician who becomes by turns a mercenary , a murderer , and a Peeping Tom ...
... slave regime “ men and women were obliged to hide in barns and woods and ... ex - slave . " If he caught us praying or singing , he whipped us . He didn ... slaves , made it his policy to “ never interfere in [ the slaves ' ] connubial ...
... former slave Silas Jackson . “ On Sunday the slaves who wanted to worship would gather at one of the large cabins with one of the overseers present and have their church , after which the overseer would talk . . . . No one read the ...
... slave James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, A Narrative of the Most Remarkable ... slave convert John Jea that he was still a slave in spite of his conversion ... ex-slave, and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the ...
... slaves became preachers in spite of illiteracy , and their rhetorical prowess came to be the stuff of legend . A former slave recounted the fol- lowing story he had heard about an illiterate slave preacher . We all went to church every ...
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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 Pré-visualização indisponível - 2006 |
The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Pré-visualização indisponível - 2006 |