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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... preaching , and assembly of slaves . The consensus of the planter class was that unsupervised reading of the Bible among the slaves turned religion into rebellion . By permitting slave preachers unmediated access to the Bible , the ...
... preaching.27 During a legisla- tive debate in South Carolina in 1834 that resulted in the passing of laws making it illegal to teach slaves to read and write , planter Whitemarsh Seabrook charged that anyone who wanted slaves to read ...
... preach to all of my Negroes at night . They always had a half - holiday on these occasions , so as to let them brush ... preachers and readers , and in repeating what they heard they often improvised on it . J. Motte Alston remarked on ...
... preach for them . After her sermon , of which , she was convinced , her audience " understood very little , " the ... preacher . " James Smith of Bowie County , Texas , recalled that his master would allow his slaves to hold church ...
... preach , and he gave Bird a horse and set him free to go anywhere he wanted to and preach.42 Nevertheless , the vocation of the slave preacher often gave rise to an urgent desire for literacy . After his conversion , the slave Peter ...
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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 |