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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... Holy Bible . ” 26 Though a few chosen domestic slaves might be taught to read along with the master's children and others might learn by stealth , the mass of slaves remained illiterate . And the Bible remained a closed book . The ...
... Holy Bible . And said unto me , " Thou hast desired to read and un- derstand this book , and to speak the language of it both in En- glish and in Dutch . I will therefore teach thee , and now read , " and then he taught me to read the ...
... holy will , to learn me to read His holy word . And when I looked on the word , I began to read . And when I found I was reading , I was frightened — then I could not read one word . I closed my eyes again in prayer and opened my eyes ...
... holy as they thought it was. I don't mean to say that there is no truth in it; certainly there is plenty of truth, if understood. Will you accept the understanding of it? The Bible charges all of its Great Prophets with evil, it makes ...
... holy scriptures that he knew so well. But Frederick Douglass knew better. Douglass stands as a brilliant exception to the iron rule that slaves are the silent partners in the business of history. Unlike most slaves under all slave ...
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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 |