- Description
- 1 online resource.
- Summary
- "In Search of Soul explores the meaning of "soul" in sacred and profane incarnations, from its biblical origins to its central place in the rich traditions of black and Latin history. Surveying the work of writers, artists, poets, musicians, philosophers and theologians, Alejandro Nava shows how their understandings of the "soul" revolve around narratives of justice, liberation, and spiritual redemption. He contends that biblical traditions and hip-hop emerged out of experiences of dispossession and oppression. Whether born in the ghettos of America or of the Roman Empire, hip-hop and Christianity have endured by giving voice to the persecuted. This book offers a view of soul in living color, as a breathing, suffering, dreaming thing"--Provided by publisher.
- Uniform Title
- In search of soul (Online)
- Alternative Title
- In search of soul (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Contents
- In search of soul -- On Hebrew soul : de eloquentia vulgaria -- Christian soul and the revolt of the slave -- In search of duende : Lorca on Spanish soul -- The souls of black folk : Ralph Ellison's tragic-comic portrait -- From soul to hip-hop : the rise of the apocalypse -- Afro-Latin soul and hip-hop.
- ISBN
- 9780520966758 (epub)
- LCCN
- 2017010142
- OCLC
- ssj0001838658
- Author
Nava, Alejandro (Author on hip hop)
- Title
In search of soul [electronic resource] : hip-hop, literature, and religion / Alejandro Nava.
- Imprint
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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- Other Form:
Print version: Nava, Alejandro (Author on hip hop), author. In search of soul Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520293533 (DLC) 2017007876