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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... master] used to read prayers in public to the ship's crew every Sabbath day; and when I first saw him read, I was never so surprised in my life, as when I saw the book talk to my mas- ter, for I thought it did, as I observed him to look ...
... master ... em- ployed in reading ; and I had a great curiosity to talk to the books , as I thought [ he ] did ; and so to learn how all things had a beginning : for that purpose I have often taken up a book , and have talked to it , and ...
... C. He done that because he was the only one that had anything . ” 50 “ If there happened to be a church located on or near the master's plantation , ” recounted former slave James Smith, “[he] would allow the slaves 16 THE TALKING BOOK.
... master, call his fellow slaves together and hold religious services with them. It was to such leaders as these that the slaves owed much of their religious instructions.”51 Booker T. Washington observed that after Emancipation the ...
... masters for the igno- rance of letters that the master class had imposed on them . A Virginia planter's supercilious daughter recalled the Bible “ reading ” of a slave woman named Deborah . As Aunt Deborah talked , her eyes were fixed ...
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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 |