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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... North and the planter class of the South read from the same Bible. Long before Lincoln, Douglass had learned that the Bible was the high- est authority of American slavery and the strongest link in the chain of oppression and violence ...
... North Af- rica . The members of the Hamitic line were distinguished throughout antiquity for their enlightened accomplishments in culture and commerce while the rest of the ancient world moved fitfully backward and forward by the force ...
... North America , made modest attempts to introduce slaves to Christianity . In 1704 Elias Neau , a French Huguenot who had converted to Anglicanism , was appointed “ catechist ” for the church's missionary arm , the Society for the ...
... North and the South . " " 13 The “ Chief ” had prophesied the Civil War , which many Americans on both sides of the conflict interpreted as a crusade . African Americans understood the crusade as their own , with the Yankees as God's ...
... North who fought in the Union Army and those in the South who prayed for it, God was waging holy war in accordance with the holy scriptures. A group of slaves meeting in secret in Richmond, Virginia, found the War Between the States ...
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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 |