Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and index.
Contents
Pentecostalism and Black secular music -- Blues lyrics : voice of religious consciousness -- Elder Eatmore and Deacon Jones : folk religion as humor in Black secular recordings -- Rethinking the Devil's music : integration, religion, and crossing over -- Evolution of the blues preacher : sermonizing modes in Black secular music -- Postlude : God and gangsta rap : the theosophy of Tupac Shakur.
