From trickster to badman : the Black folk hero in slavery and freedom /

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To protect their identity and values, Africans enslaved in America transformed various familiar character types to create folk heroes who offered models of behavior both recognizable to them as African people and adaptable to their situation in America. Roberts specifically examines the Afro-America...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roberts, John W. (John Willie), 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1989.
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Held, ...
Universidad Sergio Arboleda
African Americans > Folklore.
Folklore > United States > History and criticism.
Heroes > United States > Folklore.
Tricksters > United States.
Folklore > United States > History.
Noirs américains > Folklore.
Tricksters > États-Unis.
Héros > États-Unis > Folklore.
Folklore > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
African Americans
Folklore
Heroes
Tricksters
Geschichte
Schwarze
Volksliteratur
Held
Folklore négro-américain.
United States
Schwärze
USA
African Americans > Folklore
Folklore > United States
Heroes > Folklore > United States
Tricksters > United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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