Black culture and black consciousness :
Lawrence W. Levine.
Black culture and black consciousness : Afro-American folk thought from slavery to freedom / PRINT Lawrence W. Levine. - 30th anniversary ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , 2007. - xxxiv, 522 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-505) and index.
The sacred world of black slaves -- The meaning of slave tales -- Freedom, culture, and religion -- The rise of secular song -- Black laughter -- A pantheon of heroes.
When this book first appeared in 1977, it marked a revolution in the understanding of African American history. Contrary to prevailing ideas at the time, which held that African culture disappeared quickly under slavery and that black Americans had little group pride, history, or cohesiveness, the author uncovered a rich and complex African American oral tradition, including songs, proverbs, jokes, folktales, and long narrative poems called toasts--work that dated from before and after emancipation. The fact that these ideas and sources seem so commonplace now is in large part due this book and the scholarship that followed in its wake. A landmark work that was part of the "cultural turn" in American history, this book profoundly influenced an entire generation of historians.
9780195305692 0195305698 9780195305685 019530568X
Oxford Univ Pr, 2001 Evans rd, Cary, NC, USA, 27513 SAN 202-5892
2007281986
GBA889757 bnb
013786427 Uk
Geschichte 1600-1976.
African Americans--Folklore.
Folklore--United States.
African Americans--Folklore.
Folklore.
United States.
Folklore.
398.208996073 / WI Lev
Black culture and black consciousness : Afro-American folk thought from slavery to freedom / PRINT Lawrence W. Levine. - 30th anniversary ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , 2007. - xxxiv, 522 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-505) and index.
The sacred world of black slaves -- The meaning of slave tales -- Freedom, culture, and religion -- The rise of secular song -- Black laughter -- A pantheon of heroes.
When this book first appeared in 1977, it marked a revolution in the understanding of African American history. Contrary to prevailing ideas at the time, which held that African culture disappeared quickly under slavery and that black Americans had little group pride, history, or cohesiveness, the author uncovered a rich and complex African American oral tradition, including songs, proverbs, jokes, folktales, and long narrative poems called toasts--work that dated from before and after emancipation. The fact that these ideas and sources seem so commonplace now is in large part due this book and the scholarship that followed in its wake. A landmark work that was part of the "cultural turn" in American history, this book profoundly influenced an entire generation of historians.
9780195305692 0195305698 9780195305685 019530568X
Oxford Univ Pr, 2001 Evans rd, Cary, NC, USA, 27513 SAN 202-5892
2007281986
GBA889757 bnb
013786427 Uk
Geschichte 1600-1976.
African Americans--Folklore.
Folklore--United States.
African Americans--Folklore.
Folklore.
United States.
Folklore.
398.208996073 / WI Lev