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Black men worshipping : intersecting anxieties of race, gender, and Christian embodiment /
"Black Men Worshipping analyzes the discursive spaces where Black masculinity is constructed, performed, and contested in American religion and culture. It judiciously considers the anxiety that emerges from Black male negotiations with these constructions, placing fictive literary and film nar...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Black religion, womanist thought, social justice.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Black Men Worshipping analyzes the discursive spaces where Black masculinity is constructed, performed, and contested in American religion and culture. It judiciously considers the anxiety that emerges from Black male negotiations with these constructions, placing fictive literary and film narratives in conversation with the non-fictive narratives of controversial and popular religious personalities such as Donnie McClurkin and T.D. Jakes"-- "Black Men Worshipping analyzes the discursive spaces where black Christian masculinity is constructed, performed, and contested in American religion and culture. It judiciously considers the anxiety that emerges from black male negotiations with constructions of blackness, maleness, and Christian embodiment. Black Men Worshipping places fictive literary narratives such as Uncle Tom's Cabin and In My Father's House, and film narratives such as The Green Mile in dialogue with the non-fictive narratives of popular African American figures Bishop T.D. Jakes and Pastor Donnie McClurkin in an effort to provide a snapshot of the complex constellation of issues involved in black male Christian embodiment"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 177 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-173) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230339415 0230339417 9780230113718 0230113710 |