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Wade in the water : the wisdom of the spirituals

Title
  1. Wade in the water : the wisdom of the spirituals / Arthur C. Jones.
Published by
  1. Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2023]
Author
  1. Jones, Arthur C.

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Additional authors
  1. Harding, Vincent
Description
  1. xxv, 213 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "A study of African American spirituals, which emerged out of slavery and reflect a blend of spirituality and yearning for liberation"--
Subject
  1. United States
  2. Black author
  3. African Americans > Religious aspects > History and criticism
  4. Criticism, interpretation, etc
  5. African Americans > Music > History and criticism
  6. Spirituals (Songs) > History and criticism
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Contents
  1. Foreword by Vincent Harding -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- "Over My Head I Hear Music in the Air" : African Beginnings -- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" : Suffering and Transformation -- "Joshua Fit and Battle of Jericho" : Struggle and Resistance -- "City Called Heaven" : A Working, Everyday Spirituality -- "Scandalize' My Name" : Accountability -- "There Is a Balm in Gilead" : Hope and Healing -- Postscript -- Epilogue to the Revised Edition.
Call number
  1. Sc E 24-288
Note
  1. "Appendix: African American Spirituals: selected resources for further exploration : pages 183-195.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Author
  1. Jones, Arthur C., author.
Title
  1. Wade in the water : the wisdom of the spirituals / Arthur C. Jones.
Publisher
  1. Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2023]
Edition
  1. Revised edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Local subject
  1. Black author.
Added author
  1. Harding, Vincent, writer of foreword.
LCCN
  1. 2022059642
ISBN
  1. 9781626985049 paperback
  2. 1626985049 paperback
  3. 9781608339662 electronic book
Research call number
  1. Sc E 24-288
  2. JME 23-600
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