Congo Gods by Christian Names: Hurston's Prayer-Speech as Cultural Inheritance
Zora Neale Hurston's admiration for Black vernacular language is evident in her focus on prayer-speech, framed as part of a cultural and spiritual inheritance that Hurston consciously draws between the characters in her debut novelthe semiautobiographical Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934)her non...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2016]
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Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 245-253 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hurston, Zora Neale 1891-1960, Jonah's gourd vine
/ Africa
/ Religion
/ Christianity
/ Syncretism
/ Prayer
/ Language
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations BS Traditional African religions CA Christianity KBQ North America NBC Doctrine of God |
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| Summary: | Zora Neale Hurston's admiration for Black vernacular language is evident in her focus on prayer-speech, framed as part of a cultural and spiritual inheritance that Hurston consciously draws between the characters in her debut novelthe semiautobiographical Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934)her nonfiction essays, and her folklore collections. As represented by Hurston, prayer-speech reflects the process of conscious syncretism whereby West African spiritual ideals were deliberately selected, retained, and applied to Western-framed Judeo-Christian beliefs and practices. Hurston's emphasis on prayer-speech, and the cultural consciousness that permeates the diasporic oral tradition, further positions her as a valuable resource for scholars of Africana religions. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/jafrireli.4.2.0245 |