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Author Griffith, Paul.

Title Art and ritual in the black diaspora.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : Lexington Books, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series The Black Atlantic Cultural Series : revisioning the literary, visual, and performing arts
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-250) and index.
Contents Acknowledgments; Ch01. Introduction; Ch02. The Spirituals; Ch03. Animate Authority of Word and Rite; Ch04. Plots and Counterplots; Ch05. The Quest for Divine Fullness; Ch06. Ritual Relocation of Self; Ch07. Alchemy as Transformational Magic; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Summary This book examines residual oral conventions that shape the black diaspora imaginary in the Caribbean and the United States. Through a hermeneutical focus, Griffith provides fresh understandings of the Atlantic as a frame for a philosophical and cultural counterdiscourse in postcolonial communities.
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Subject African diaspora.
African diaspora.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Griffith, Paul. Art and ritual in the black diaspora. [Place of publication not identified] : Lexington Books, 2016 1498527434 9781498527439 (OCoLC)958449224
ISBN 9781498527446 (electronic book)
1498527442 (electronic book)
1498527434
9781498527439