From Trickster to Badman : The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom

To protect their identity and values, Africans enslaved in America transformed various familiar character types to create folk heroes who offered models of behavior both recognizable to them as African people and adaptable to their situation in America.Roberts specifically examines the Afro-American...
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Roberts, John W. [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania Press ; 1989

©1989.

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Schlagwörter:

Tricksters, United States

Tricksters, États-Unis

African Americans, Folklore

Folklore, History and criticism, United States

Heroes, Folklore, United States

Noirs américains, Folklore

Héros, États-Unis, Folklore

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology

Umfang:

Online-Ressource (240 S.)

Reproduktion:

1989

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ISBN:

978-0-8122-0311-0

DOI / URN:

10.9783/9780812203110

Katalog-ID:

1657130649

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