Conjuring Culture : Biblical Formations of Black America.

This book provides a sophisticated new interdisciplinary interpretation of the formulation and evolution of African American religion and culture. Theophus Smith argues for the central importance of "conjure"--A magical means of transforming reality--in black spirituality and culture. Smit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Theophus H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Bible > Influence > Western civilization.
Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > United States > History.
Bible > Influence > Civilisation occidentale.
Bible > Critique, interprétation, etc. > États-Unis > Histoire.
Bible
African Americans > Religion.
Religion and culture > United States.
Typology (Theology) > History of doctrines.
Magic > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines.
Noirs américains > Religion.
Religion et culture > États-Unis.
Typologie (Théologie) > Histoire des doctrines.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) > Western civilization
African Americans > Religion
Magic > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines
Religion and culture
Typology (Theology) > History of doctrines
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book provides a sophisticated new interdisciplinary interpretation of the formulation and evolution of African American religion and culture. Theophus Smith argues for the central importance of "conjure"--A magical means of transforming reality--in black spirituality and culture. Smithshows that the Bible, the sacred text of Western civilization, has in fact functioned as a magical formulary for African Americans. Going back to slave religion, and continuing in black folk practice and literature to the present day, the Bible has provided African Americans with ritualprescriptions for prop.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (304 pages)
ISBN:9780198023197
0198023197
1280528621
9781280528620

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