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Israel's Poetry of Resistance : Africana Perspectives on Early Hebrew Verse /

Noting that Israel's earliest responses to earth-shaking changes were cast in the powerfully expressive language of poetry, Hugh R. Page Jr. argues that the careful collection and preservation of these traditions was an act of resistance, a communal no to the forces of despair and a yes to the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Page, Hugh R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139). 
505 0 |a Part I: The Bible and Africana reality. Wilson Park, Homewood, and early Hebrew verse : an Africanan perspective on the Albright tradition -- Diasporas and adaptive strategies in early Hebrew verse and the Africana world -- Part II: Early Hebrew poems : a compendium of Africana readings. Zora Neale and the lawgiver in conversation : Exodus 15 and Moses, man of the mountain -- The Song of Deborah : Harriet, Ben, Jael, and "Jah work" -- The destructive power of the almighty : Grenada, Ivan, Soufriere Hills, and Psalm 29 -- Playing "the dozens" and community formation : rethinking Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 32-33 -- "Somebody done hoodooed the hoodoo man" : Junior Wells, Balaam, and the persistence of conjure -- "Something got a hold of me" : 1 Samuel 2 and aged Black bodies -- Harmolodic blues and an esoteric mash-up : reengaging 2 Samuel 1; 22 (Psalm 18); 23; and three ancient Psalms (68, 72, and 78) -- Part III: Preaching, teaching, and living early Hebrew poems. Early Hebrew poetry : engaging it in Africana congregational settings -- Recovering poetry as way of life in the Africana world, the church, and beyond -- Conclusion: Early Hebrew poetry and spiritualities of resistance in the Black Atlantic -- Blues note : a poetic afterword. 
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520 |a Noting that Israel's earliest responses to earth-shaking changes were cast in the powerfully expressive language of poetry, Hugh R. Page Jr. argues that the careful collection and preservation of these traditions was an act of resistance, a communal no to the forces of despair and a yes to the creative power of the Spirit. Further, Page argues, the power of these poems to craft and shape a future for a people who had suffered acute displacement and marginalization offers a rich spiritual repertoire for Africana peoples today, and for all who find themselves perennially outside the social or political mainstream. 
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