The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 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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... hand,” writes historian of religion Charles Long. “It was adapted to and invested with the experi- ence of the slave.” In so doing, the slaves took in hand what was at hand and impressed it into the service of forming the collective ...
... hands . And the angel said , Gird thyself , and bind on thy sandals . And so he did . And he saith unto him , Cast thy garment about thee , and follow me . And he went out , and followed him ; and wist not that it was true which was ...
... hands it to the midwife . When the horrified midwife tries to consign to the flames the slip of paper on which the baby's name is written , Macon Dead refuses : “ It come from the Bible , ” he demands , putting the slip of paper back ...
... hand. Douglass was a spectacular survivor forged in slavery's iron furnace. His long life and diverse personal experiences spanned the several dichotomies of the collective historical experience of African Americans: illiteracy and ...
... hand and a Bible in the other. It was this Bible that Garnet and his colleagues were now proposing to send to the South. Other contemporary ex-slaves corroborated Douglass's testimony. The fugitive slave William Wells Brown bore witness ...
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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 Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |
The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |