Name/Title
Israel's poetry of resistance :Africana perspectives on early Hebrew verse /Hugh R. Page Jr.Description
Part I: The Bible and Africana reality.Wilson Park, Homewood, and early Hebrew verse : an Africanan perspective on the Albright tradition --Diasporas and adaptive stategies 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, Soufri{grave}ere 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 spiritualites of resistance in the Black Atlantic --Blues note : a poetic afterword.
xii, 139 pages ;23 cmBook Details
Author
Page, Hugh R.autPublication Subjects
Bible.--Old Testament--Black interpretations.
Hebrew poetry, Biblical--History and criticism.
Hebrew poetry, Biblical--Translations into English.Call No.
BS1405.55 .P34 2013ISBN
9780800663346, 0800663349Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139).
Carrier type: volumerdacarrier
Media type: unmediatedrdamedia
Date: [2013]
Publication Info: {copy}2013