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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Document, Government publication, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
ISBN: | 9780300137873 0300137877 |
OCLC Number: | 1024017889 |
Language Note: | In English. |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Contents: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. The Talking Book -- 2. The Poison Book -- 3. The Good Book -- 4. Exile -- 5. Exodus -- 6. Ethiopia -- 7. Emmanuel -- Postscript -- Notes -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index |
Responsibility: | Allen Dwight Callahan. |
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Abstract:
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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