Images of The Apocalypse in African American Blues and Spirituals

Destruction in this Land

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, European, Eastern European, Feminist Criticism, Women Authors
Cover of the book Images of The Apocalypse in African American Blues and Spirituals by Malgorzata Ziólek-Sowinska, Peter Lang
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Author: Malgorzata Ziólek-Sowinska ISBN: 9783631707760
Publisher: Peter Lang Publication: March 14, 2017
Imprint: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Language: English
Author: Malgorzata Ziólek-Sowinska
ISBN: 9783631707760
Publisher: Peter Lang
Publication: March 14, 2017
Imprint: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Language: English

This book explores the recurrence of Apocalyptic motifs and imagery in blues and spirituals recorded by blues musicians. It looks at the ways in which Black Americans portray Apocalypse ideas about the Last Judgement from the Book of Revelation. It also focuses on how literary themes in spirituals and blues depict the destruction of the world, death, Christian judgement, heaven and catastrophic events in personal lives of African Americans that result in loss. Selected blues lyrics and texts of spirituals show the persistence of these themes. The book was written with a broad potential audience in mind especially among those interested in religion, eschatology, spirituals, blues and African American studies.

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This book explores the recurrence of Apocalyptic motifs and imagery in blues and spirituals recorded by blues musicians. It looks at the ways in which Black Americans portray Apocalypse ideas about the Last Judgement from the Book of Revelation. It also focuses on how literary themes in spirituals and blues depict the destruction of the world, death, Christian judgement, heaven and catastrophic events in personal lives of African Americans that result in loss. Selected blues lyrics and texts of spirituals show the persistence of these themes. The book was written with a broad potential audience in mind especially among those interested in religion, eschatology, spirituals, blues and African American studies.

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