Wade in the water : the wisdom of the spirituals /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 23 March, 2025 - 11:39

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Jones, Arthur C.,; Harding, Vincent,

Source:

Orbis Books,, Maryknoll, New York, United States, p.xxv, 213 pages ; (2023)

Call Number:

ML3556

Keywords:

African Americans, fast, Histoire et critique., History and criticism., Music, Negro spirituals, Spirituals (Songs)

Notes:

"Appendix: African American Spirituals: selected resources for further exploration : pages 183-195.Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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."A study of African American spirituals, which emerged out of slavery and reflect a blend of spirituality and yearning for liberation"--