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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Roberts, John W. (John Willie), 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1989.
Subjects:
Held, ...
Universidad Sergio Arboleda
African Americans > Folklore.
Folklore > United States > History and criticism.
Heroes > United States > Folklore.
Tricksters > United States.
Noirs américains > Folklore.
Tricksters > États-Unis.
Héros > États-Unis > Folklore.
Folklore > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
African Americans.
Folklore.
Heroes.
Tricksters.
Geschichte
Schwarze
Volksliteratur
Folklore négro-américain.
Held.
United States.
Schwarze.
USA.
African Americans > Folklore
Folklore > United States
Heroes > Folklore > United States
Tricksters > United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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