The sermon and the African American literary imagination /

Characterized by oral expression and ritual performance, the black church has been a dynamic force in African American culture. In The Sermon and the African American Literary Imagination, Dolan Hubbard explores the profound influence of the sermon upon both the themes and the styles of African Amer...

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Autore principale: Hubbard, Dolan, 1949-
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, ©1994.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=49563
Sommario:
  • Toward a definition of the African American sermon
  • Sermonic hermeneutics in early black narratives
  • Recontextualizing the sermon to tell (her) story : Their eyes were watching God
  • The sermon without limits and the limits of the sermon : Invisible man
  • The sermon as cultural history : Go tell it on the mountain
  • The sermon and the recovery of community : Song of Solomon and Beloved
  • Voices and visions.