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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... descendants as bearing an intergenerational curse of slavery. As early as ancient rabbinical com- mentary, Noah's son Ham and his progeny were condemned to slavery either because Ham had disrespected his drunken father or because he had ...
... descendants of Japheth put together . " People of African descent in America had a venerable lineage that long predated their descent into slavery . Indeed it was slavery that separated them from this glorious past , explains Easton ...
... descendants. Though eunuchs were in great demand, most slaves were girls and young women and their children, only the hardiest of whom survived the trek across the Sahara. Most of these women were retained for menial domestic service ...
... descendants began to leave the South in droves at the turn of the twentieth century . SLAVES REMEMBERED The impact of slavery on people of African descent in the United States cannot be overestimated . Optimistic anthropology of ...
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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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