White men's magic

White men's magic: scripturalization as slavery

by Wimbush, Vincent L.

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This is a transdisciplinary analysis of 'The Life of Olaudah Equiano', first published in England in 1789. It was one of the earliest and remains to this day one of the best-known "slave" narratives. It is not simply autobiographical and it does not unproblematically register the several interests and motivations of a slave, spiritual, or travel narrative

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  • Full title :White men's magic : scripturalization as slavery / Vincent L. Wimbush.

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This is a transdisciplinary analysis of 'The Life of Olaudah Equiano', first published in England in 1789. It was one of the earliest and remains to this day one of the best-known "slave" narratives. It is not simply autobiographical and it does not unproblematically register the several interests and motivations of a slave, spiritual, or travel narrative

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2012.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (x, 294 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780199873586, 0199873585, 9780199949595, 019994959X
  • oclc:ocn794003405
  • LC Classification:E184.A1
  • Dewey Decimal:305.800973

Table of Contents

"Unbounded influence over the credulity and superstition of the people": magic as slavery, slavery as magic -- "The White men had some spell or magic": a Black stranger's first contact with White men's magic -- "Every person there read the Bible": scripturalization as matrix of White men's magic -- "To the Britons first" the Gospel is preached": scripturalization in the nationalization of White men's magic -- "In the Bible, I saw things new": scripturalization and the mimetics of White men's magic -- "Take the book and tell God to make them dead": scripturalization as White men's hegemony -- "I could read it for myself": scripturalization, slavery, and agency.

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Subjects

Bibellektüre Equiano, Olaudah Ethnische Beziehungen Interesting narrative of the life of Ol… Kultur Race relations relations raciales RELIGION Religion and culture Religion and culture -- United States Religion et culture -- États-Unis Sklaverei SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race… SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies United States USA

Writers

Wimbush, Vincent L.

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