Downhome Gospel
African American Spiritual Activism in Wiregrass Country
Jerrilyn McGregory explores sacred music and spiritual activism in a little-known region of the South, the Wiregrass Country of Georgia, Alabama, and North Florida. She examines African American sacred music outside of Sunday church-related activities, showing that singing conventions and anniversary programs fortify spiritual as well as social needs. In this region African Americans maintain a social world of their own creation. Their cultural performances embrace some of the most pervasive forms of African American sacred music-spirituals, common meter, Sacred Harp, shape-note, traditional, and contemporary gospel. Moreover, the contexts in…
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- ISBN: 978-1-62846-836-6
- EAN: 9781628468366
- Produktnummer: 35857749
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Auflage: EPUB Single
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