The Resource From Trickster to Badman : the Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom
From Trickster to Badman : the Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom
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The item From Trickster to Badman : the Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
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- Summary
- 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.<br /><br />Roberts specifically examines the Afro-American trickster and the trickster tale tradition, the conjurer as folk hero, the biblical heroic tradition, and the badman as outlaw hero
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (240)
- Contents
-
- Six: Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- One: Introduction
- Two: Br'er Rabbit and John: Trickster Heroes in Slavery
- Three: The Power Within: The Conjurer as Folk Hero
- Four: Christian Soldiers All: Spirituals as Heroic Expression
- Five: "You Done Me Wrong": The Badman as Outlaw Hero
- Isbn
- 9780812203110
- Label
- From Trickster to Badman : the Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom
- Title
- From Trickster to Badman
- Title remainder
- the Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom
- Subject
-
- United States
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Folklore
- African Americans -- Folklore
- Anthropology
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Folklore
- Folklore
- Folklore
- Folklore -- United States -- History and criticism
- Heroes
- Heroes -- United States -- Folklore
- Heroes -- United States -- Folklore
- Héros -- États-Unis | Folklore
- Noirs américains -- Folklore
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology
- Social Sciences
- Tricksters
- Tricksters -- United States
- Tricksters -- États-Unis
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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.<br /><br />Roberts specifically examines the Afro-American trickster and the trickster tale tradition, the conjurer as folk hero, the biblical heroic tradition, and the badman as outlaw hero
- Cataloging source
- IDEBK
- Dewey number
- 398.352
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- In English
- LC call number
- GR111
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African Americans
- African Americans
- Folklore
- Heroes
- Heroes
- Héros
- Noirs américains
- Tricksters
- Tricksters
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- African Americans
- Folklore
- Heroes
- Tricksters
- United States
- Anthropology
- Social Sciences
- Folklore
- Label
- From Trickster to Badman : the Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Six: Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- One: Introduction
- Two: Br'er Rabbit and John: Trickster Heroes in Slavery
- Three: The Power Within: The Conjurer as Folk Hero
- Four: Christian Soldiers All: Spirituals as Heroic Expression
- Five: "You Done Me Wrong": The Badman as Outlaw Hero
- Control code
- 748533411
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (240)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780812203110
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 10.9783/9780812203110
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)748533411
- Label
- From Trickster to Badman : the Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Six: Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- One: Introduction
- Two: Br'er Rabbit and John: Trickster Heroes in Slavery
- Three: The Power Within: The Conjurer as Folk Hero
- Four: Christian Soldiers All: Spirituals as Heroic Expression
- Five: "You Done Me Wrong": The Badman as Outlaw Hero
- Control code
- 748533411
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (240)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780812203110
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 10.9783/9780812203110
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)748533411
Subject
- United States
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Folklore
- African Americans -- Folklore
- Anthropology
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Folklore
- Folklore
- Folklore
- Folklore -- United States -- History and criticism
- Heroes
- Heroes -- United States -- Folklore
- Heroes -- United States -- Folklore
- Héros -- États-Unis | Folklore
- Noirs américains -- Folklore
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology
- Social Sciences
- Tricksters
- Tricksters -- United States
- Tricksters -- États-Unis
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