TY  - BOOK
AU  - Page,Hugh R.
ED  - Project Muse,
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - Israel's poetry of resistance: Africana perspectives on early Hebrew verse 
SN  - 9781451426281
AV  - BS1405.55 .P345 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Baltimore, Maryland
PB  - Project Muse
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Black interpretations
KW  - Hebrew poetry, Biblical
KW  - Translations into English
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE; Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139); Part I: The Bible and Africana reality. Wilson Park, Homewood, and early Hebrew verse : an Africanan perspective on the Albright tradition -- Diasporas and adaptive strategies in early Hebrew verse and the Africana world -- Part II: Early Hebrew poems : a compendium of Africana readings. Zora Neale and the lawgiver in conversation : Exodus 15 and Moses, man of the mountain -- The Song of Deborah : Harriet, Ben, Jael, and "Jah work" -- The destructive power of the almighty : Grenada, Ivan, Soufriere Hills, and Psalm 29 -- Playing "the dozens" and community formation : rethinking Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 32-33 -- "Somebody done hoodooed the hoodoo man" : Junior Wells, Balaam, and the persistence of conjure -- "Something got a hold of me" : 1 Samuel 2 and aged Black bodies -- Harmolodic blues and an esoteric mash-up : reengaging 2 Samuel 1; 22 (Psalm 18); 23; and three ancient Psalms (68, 72, and 78) -- Part III: Preaching, teaching, and living early Hebrew poems. Early Hebrew poetry : engaging it in Africana congregational settings -- Recovering poetry as way of life in the Africana world, the church, and beyond -- Conclusion: Early Hebrew poetry and spiritualities of resistance in the Black Atlantic -- Blues note : a poetic afterword
N2  - Noting that Israel's earliest responses to earth-shaking changes were cast in the powerfully expressive language of poetry, Hugh R. Page Jr. argues that the careful collection and preservation of these traditions was an act of resistance, a communal no to the forces of despair and a yes to the creative power of the Spirit. Further, Page argues, the power of these poems to craft and shape a future for a people who had suffered acute displacement and marginalization offers a rich spiritual repertoire for Africana peoples today, and for all who find themselves perennially outside the social or political mainstream
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781451426281/
ER  -